Sealants : seal out tooth decay
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Nova Scotia Health Authority. Public Health.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1866
- Available Online
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A sealant is a clear or coloured plastic that a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant puts on the chewing surfaces of your back teeth (molars). This is where most decay happens. This pamphlet explains what causes cavities, what a sealant is, how sealants help, the best time to get them, how long they last, and whether MSI (provincial health care) pays for them. Contact information for the MSI Children's Oral Health Program is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1880, "Protége…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Public Health
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dental Caries
- Child
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dental caries
- Mouth--Care and hygiene
- Specialty
- Oral Surgery
- Abstract
- A sealant is a clear or coloured plastic that a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant puts on the chewing surfaces of your back teeth (molars). This is where most decay happens. This pamphlet explains what causes cavities, what a sealant is, how sealants help, the best time to get them, how long they last, and whether MSI (provincial health care) pays for them. Contact information for the MSI Children's Oral Health Program is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1880, "Protégez vos dents grâce à la résine de scellement," is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Public Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 1866
