Preventive dentistry is a very integral part of our practice.
Apart from treating our patients, we lay special stress on providing the information to our patients regarding the prevention of dental problems.

Education is an important part of preventive dentistry. If the patient is well informed and instructed about oral hygiene maintenance, he can keep a variety of dental problems away.

Regular Dental Check-up and prophylactic scaling and cleaning at the dentist are also recommended.

And of course, minimizing the intake of retentive sugars, carbohydrates and junk foods can help too!

Pit and Fissure Sealants - Preventive resin fillings prevent cavities from forming in your teeth. They seal the pits and fissures on the surface of your teeth from where most cavities initiate. This way we intercept the formation of cavities and remain cavity free.

Fluoride Treatment

In today's scenario children's' teeth are at a huge caries risk due to the large amount of processed foods and chocolates that they eat. Even regular brushing may not prove to be enough to prevent decay. For this reason fluoride treatment is advised for children to protect their permanent and deciduous (milk) teeth from decay.

In this procedure special trays are made for the patients and fluoride gel is placed inside the tray and the tray is seated against the patients teeth. The procedure requires only five to ten minutes and has high effectiveness in preventing tooth decay. Ideally it should be performed twice a year at ages 3, 7, 11, 13.

Pit & Fissure Sealants

Sealants are highly recommended to prevent cavities from forming in the deep grooves of molars and premolars. you can see pitting of the enamel in the grooves - beginnings of a cavity if left untreated. 80% of all cavities occur in children's molars simply because a brush can't get into the grooves!

Usually this procedure is usually done in conjunction with a cleaning because the tooth should be as clean as possible before the acrylic sealant is painted on and light cured (bonded) to the tooth's surface. Compare the rough surface of the untreated teeth to the smooth surface of the sealed teeth.

It's still important to practice good dental hygiene at home - sealants make brushing your teeth easier and more effective. Teeth have five surfaces: top, cheek, tongue, front and back. Sealants only protect the top, cheek, and tongue surfaces. In between the teeth you must floss to stop cavities from forming.

Sealants are quite strong and don't interfere with chewing. With the surface of the tooth "sealed" against bacteria, the enamel of the tooth can continue to harden, reducing the risk of cavities as an adult. It's never too late to have teeth sealed provided they are free of decay and fillings. Under normal conditions sealants can last as long as 5 years.