Preventive Resin Restoration and Sealants in Pune

The mouth is in flux from the time the primary teeth begin to erupt, in the first year of life, through to the end of the ‘mixed dentition’ (i.e. the concurrent eruption of the permanent teeth and exfoliation of the primary teeth), at around 12 years of age. Primary teeth facilitate the development of facial muscles and speech. They act as ‘guides’ for erupting permanent teeth. If lost prematurely, subsequent misalignment of permanent teeth can make them difficult to clean and possibly more caries-prone.

During the mixed dentition phase, teeth are at a relatively high risk of caries. Erupting teeth is difficult to clean and cleaning may be avoided because of tender gums and behavioral factors in children. Permanent enamel (and possibly primary enamel) undergoes post-eruptive maturation, accumulating fluoride, becoming harder, less porous, and less caries-prone, and hence Clinical data show that the teeth are most vulnerable to caries within the first 2–4 years of eruption. Another plausible explanation is Plaque retentive grooved surfaces attract food into non-cleanable areas, which eventually leads to stagnation and the formation of dental caries.