What does it mean to have your fissures sealed?
The surface area of a tooth consists of pits (hollows) and fissures (grooves) that help us chewing and grinding the food. This is the exact place where the food gets stuck and if teeth are not brushed and flossed properly, the chance for cavities is quite high. However, there is a solution that dentists recommend and that is fissure sealant which is used for prevention against caries for both deciduous (milk) and young permanent teeth. This procedure is applied to the lateral teeth whose anatomomorphology contains fissures and pits on the dental relief, which in turn causes rapid accumulation of plaque and the development of caries at an early age.