dental sealant<\/a> is a clear, protective coating applied by your dentist to prevent cavities from forming or stopping minor decay from developing further. Sealants act as a barrier between acid-producing bacteria and the grooves and crevices of teeth\u2019s chewing surfaces. While sealants can be used on adults, children, especially those who have their permanent teeth, gain the most benefit from dental sealants. Children with sealants are up to three times less likely to develop cavities than those without. Of course, sealants don\u2019t replace good home hygiene, so be sure your child still brushes twice a day and flosses at least once per day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cavities are small in size but can cause big problems. In the form of little holes in your teeth, they develop when acid attacks your tooth enamel, the essential protective covering for your teeth. The acid may come either from your diet or certain oral bacteria that flourish when poor oral hygiene is present. If…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,15],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}