{"id":5754,"date":"2016-09-23T08:28:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T07:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2016-09-23T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T07:28:21","slug":"take-good-care-childrens-teeth-sealants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/take-good-care-childrens-teeth-sealants\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Good Care Of Your Children\u2019s Teeth with Sealants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2859 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kid-teeth.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up portrait of preschooler girl with open mouth without milk tooth\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 263px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 263\/175;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2859\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kid-teeth.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up portrait of preschooler girl with open mouth without milk tooth\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n21 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 11 years have been reported to have cavities in their permanent teeth. The results support the need to have dental sealant treatment to protect teeth.<br \/>\nKey takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dental sealants are recommended for children when their first molars grow at between 5 and 7 years and yet again when the next set of molars grows at 11 through to 14 years.<\/li>\n<li>A study indicates that children without dental sealant treatment had cavities in 77 percent of their teeth compared to 27 percent of teeth in those with sealants.<\/li>\n<li>Resin-based sealants and glass ionomer sealants are the most common with the difference being the resin based lasts longer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The review estimated that in a population of cavity-free children with a 40 percent chance of getting a first cavity over the next two years without sealants, application of sealants would reduce the rate to just 6 percent.<\/em><br \/>\nRead the full story here<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/09\/20\/upshot\/defending-your-childrens-teeth-and-dentists-the-value-of-sealants.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;_r=1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/09\/20\/upshot\/defending-your-childrens-teeth-and-dentists-the-value-of-sealants.html?smid%3Dtw-nytimes%26smtyp%3Dcur%26_r%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1474694695214000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2dZHnLN3usiSNPiqG9Qat7eQaUA\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/09\/20\/upshot\/defending-your-childrens-teeth-and-dentists-the-value-of-sealants.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;_r=1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 11 years have been reported to have cavities in their permanent teeth. The results support the need to have dental sealant treatment to protect teeth. 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