Catch Them Young!

'Prevention is better than cure',an age old philospophy!But do we implement it in our daily lives?Most of us don't,and especially when it comes to our oral health!The best gift you could give your children is protection from dental decay.There are no dental vaccines available so how do you do it?Well,there are ways to protect and prevent dental cavities and they comprise of pit and fissure sealants and flouride varnishes for children.The sealants are flowable dental filling materials which require no drilling of a healthy tooth.They are just applied in the grooves and pits in a tooth so that these retentive areas for plaque and bacteria are sealed and thus cavities are prevented.Research has shown that this procedure can control the decay rate by over 50% in children.Flouride varnishes are liquids or gels applied or coated on children's teeth once a year to protect them from caries.Dental caries is rampant in children nowadays due to junk food and irregular brushing habits.Gift your child this protection he or she deserves!