Seal of Approval How Sealants Protect Your Children’s Teeth From Decay Hi, everyone! Dr. Meg here again. I want to use this space to feature an affordable preventive treatment method that could save your family thousands of dollars and protect your children’s teeth. Sealants are an affordable, safe, and noninvasive solution to protect your child’s teeth from collecting bacteria. Children are perfect candidates for sealants if their teeth have deep grooves where food can collect. To apply sealants, we fill the grooves on molars with a liquid material to change the anatomy and smooth the surface of a tooth with deep grooves. Children should only notice a difference in how their teeth feel for about 24 hours, as the sealant hardens. The smooth surface is less attractive to bacteria and lowers the risk of decay on the top portion of the tooth. This makes sealants a preventive option to lower the risk of food and bacteria becoming stuck in grooves of a tooth, which is determined by genetics. This protective layer will last for an average of 7–10 years, but if a child has a grinding habit, the sealant’s life span is shorter. The sealant should be checked regularly for signs of wear. Our older children developed relatively smooth and flat teeth, which meant bacteria wouldn’t collect as easy in these grooves. We waited until they were 5 years old before placing the sealants on their teeth, but our 2-year-old presented a different problem. I noticed she had deep grooves in her teeth, which could become breeding grounds for decay no matter how thoroughly we monitored her oral health. But sealants aren’t just something I promote. My family uses this method, too!
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Classic Roast Chicken An Easy, Traditional Meal
Inspired by Ina Garten
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS • 1 chicken, approx. 5–6 lbs • Kosher salt • Freshly ground pepper • 1 large bunch fresh thyme, 20 sprigs removed • 1 lemon, halved • 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted • 1 large yellow onion, thickly sliced • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces • Olive oil 1. Heat oven to 425 F. 2. Rinse chicken inside and out, removing giblets if included. Move to a work surface, pat dry, and liberally season with salt and pepper. Stuff cavity with thyme bunch, lemon halves, and garlic head. Brush outside with butter, and then season again. Tie chicken legs together with kitchen string. 3. Meanwhile, in a roasting pan, toss onions and carrots in olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and 20 sprigs of thyme. 4. Place the chicken on the vegetables and roast for 1 1/2 hours. 5. Remove from oven, and let stand for 20 minutes covered with foil. 6. Slice and serve with the vegetables.
In the fall of 2019, we placed sealants on four of her molars. Each sealant cost around $25–$30, but I
believe if we had not filled these spaces, we would have been paying for a filling in her teeth instead.
Sealants can save your family the expense and
protect your children from the trauma of intense dental care. Inquire about this preventive method by calling our office.
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