Sealing of Fissures on Masticatory Surfaces of Teeth as a Method for Caries Prophylaxis

Tooth caries, which is regarded as a social disease in many countries, affects 100% of population. For many years both high prevalence and increasing intensity of caries have inspired researchers to find effective methods of fighting the disease. The quest for caries prevention methods has led to more and more widespread sealing of fissures of lateral teeth (premolars and molars), where sealants thanks to mechanical protection from influence of oral cavity environment, thanks to reduction of retention sites and of bacterial flora in fissures have effectively limited the development of carious disease.