Dental Sealants in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The chewing surface of a back molar is not flat. It is a landscape of narrow grooves, some of them deeper and thinner than a single toothbrush bristle. That is where the majority of childhood cavities begin, and it explains how a child who brushes conscientiously still turns up with decay in the molars.

At Bluewater Dental, our Palm Beach Gardens office seals those grooves with a thin resin coating that keeps food and bacteria from settling into them. Application takes minutes with no drilling and no anesthetic. Sealants wear down over years, so we check them at each cleaning. Adults with deep grooves and no existing decay are candidates too.