ULTRASEAL XT® plus™

Dr. Gabor's Recommended Tooth Sealant

Why is a tooth sealant important?

Taking care of your children's dental needs is of the utmost importance. Making sure their teeth are properly protected and maintained from the start will help to ensure a healthy, more confident future as well as provide beautiful smiles for a lifetime. UltraSeal XT tooth sealant can help provide the daily protection your children's teeth require in case brushing after a meal isn't possible or regularly done. With leftover sugars and starches serving as a food source for the bacteria that develops after meals, harmful acids are produced as they attack the natural enamel. With repeated acid exposure, enamel can eventually wear thin and ultimately result in cavities.

Looking at a tooth's structure

As teeth develop, deep crevices called "fissures" evolve. When two or more fissures join, a pit is created. Although daily brushing, rinsing and flossing can eliminate remaining food particles and plaque from the surfaces of the teeth, toothbrushes do not always reach the deeper pits leaving these areas once again exposed to harmful bacterias and their resulting acids. This is where tooth sealants can help.

The National Institute of Health reported that pit and fissure cavities accounted for at least 88% of the total cavities experienced by U.S. school children between 1986 and 1987¹

How does a tooth sealant work?

UltraSeal XT is a white, resin-based product that when applied sinks deep into the fissures and pits of the tooth. In addition to filling and sealing these deeper places where toothbrushes often fail to reach, UltrSeal has the added protective benefit of releasing fluoride to the teeth further guarding them against harmful bacterial agents. "Decay will not start under a tooth sealant because the decay causing bacteria are deprived of the food they need to survive".² Because children are more prone to tooth decay than adults, it is beneficial to apply the tooth sealant before their teeth have had a chance to begin the decaying process.

How long does it last and is it painful to apply?

Tooth sealants will typically last several years when exposed to normal chewing forces, and will generally take several minutes per tooth to apply. The procedure is easy and painless, and offers major protective benefits. It is critical however to have your dentist check the condition to be certain that the sealant remains intact on the teeth to further insure the tooth's protection from decay. When necessary, tooth sealants can easily be re-applied. With tooth sealants protecting your child's teeth, you can rest a little easier if an occasional brushing is missed.

Best of Morgan Hill is once again pleased to support Dr. Gabor as Morgan Hill's only children's dentist as she continues to improve children's dental health care!

Please call Dr. Gabor today if you have any further questions on the use of tooth sealants!

(408) 778-KIDS (5437)

¹ Brunella J., "Oral Health of United States Children" The National Survey of Dental Carries in U.S Schoolchildren: 1986-87

² UltraSealXT® plus™brochure #17.1 011999

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