Fissure sealing

Fissures are small hollows, clefts and furrows on the chewing surfaces in which bacteria settle and which a toothbrush cannot reach, or only poorly. With their metabolic products (acids), bacteria can cause caries (fissure caries). To prevent that, the dentist carries out a fissure sealing, in which a liquid resin is applied to the chewing surfaces and hardened

The fissures are closed off or covered, so that colonisation by bacteria is avoided. A carefully carried out fissure sealing achieves good long-term results in preventing caries. In children, sealing should be done after the first permanent back teeth have erupted, as a rule between the ages of five and six