{"id":2138,"date":"2023-07-21T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/?page_id=2138"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:46:45","slug":"sealants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/dental-specialties\/sealants\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2138\" class=\"elementor elementor-2138\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5022fc86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"5022fc86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f4f4213\" data-id=\"5f4f4213\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2474e8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2474e8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The sealant quickly bonds into the depressions and grooves of the teeth, forming a protective shield over the enamel of each tooth.<\/p><p>Although thorough brushing and flossing can remove food particles and plaque from smooth surfaces of teeth, they cannot always get into all the nooks and crannies of the back teeth to remove the food and plaque. Sealants protect these vulnerable areas from tooth decay by &#8220;sealing out&#8221; plaque and food.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a7497d\" data-id=\"47a7497d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221852bd elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"221852bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb97c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcb97c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dental-Sealants-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dental-Sealants-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dental-Sealants-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dental-Sealants-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dental-Sealants.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-242a542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"242a542\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35131e7\" data-id=\"35131e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c331d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c331d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Are Sealants Applied?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95222d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d95222d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applying sealant is a simple and painless process. It takes only a few minutes for your dentist or hygienist to apply the sealant to seal each tooth. The application steps are as follows:<\/p><ol><li>First the teeth that are to be sealed are thoroughly cleaned.<\/li><li>Each tooth is then dried, and cotton or another absorbent material is put around the tooth to keep it dry.<\/li><li>An acid solution is put on the chewing surfaces of the teeth to roughen them up, which helps the sealant bond to the teeth.<\/li><li>The teeth are then rinsed and dried.<\/li><li>Sealant is then painted onto the\u00a0tooth enamel, where it bonds directly to the tooth and hardens. Sometimes a special curing light is used to help the sealant harden.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sealants Sealants What is a dental sealant? A Dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth &#8212; usually the back teeth (the premolars and molars) &#8212; to prevent tooth decay. The sealant quickly bonds into the depressions and grooves of the teeth, forming a protective shield over the enamel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":984,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6198,"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2138\/revisions\/6198"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hazletfamilydental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}