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Sounds interesting, if you don't have caries in visible parts of your teeth! I did a quick search and it's apparently also an effective treatment for adults:
by technocratius 4y ago
Sounds interesting, if you don't have caries in visible parts of your teeth!
I did a quick search and it's apparently also an effective treatment for adults:
"According to an umbrella review, application of 38% SDF prevented root caries in adults with success rates 72% higher than a placebo treatment. The same review reported a prevented fraction for successful root caries arrest, between 100% and 725% higher as compared to a placebo treatment.21 Moreover, application of 38% SDF in combination with oral health education was found to be the most effective method for preventing root caries in adults."[0]
[0] https://www.ada.org/resources/research/science-and-research-institute/oral-health-topics/silver-diamine-fluoride https://www.ada.org/resources/research/science-and-research-...
- petra 4y agoInteresting. Thank you! Btw why aren't dental sealants a good treatment for adults ?
- Loic 4y agoI asked my dentist last year. She told me that old teeths have microfisures and to seal she would have to first remove too much of the teeths to clean out these fisures before sealing. Maybe your dentist can tell you more.
- giantg2 4y agoMy teeth naturally have deep pits and fissures. I had sealant and still got some cavities. I wonder if that affected its success.
- cloverich 4y agoDepends a bit on the person but I had new sealants placed when I was 25.