The first step in maintaining a healthy mouth is preventing tooth decay, and sealants can offer major protection against cavities.

Your teeth are covered with a sticky film of bacteria, called plaque. When you don't clean your teeth after eating, plaque bacteria use sugar and starch in food as a source of energy. The bacteria convert the sugar or starch into harmful acids that attack tooth enamel for as long as twenty minutes or more. Repeated attacks may cause the enamel to break down, resulting in cavities.

A dental sealant is an acrylic-like material that helps shield out decay-causing bacteria from the chewing surfaces of back teeth. Dr. Berkovich will base her diagnosis and recommendation for dental sealants on the patient's susceptibility to tooth decay and how the teeth were shaped when they originally formed below the gum. Though there is no specific age at which sealants are indicated, often Dr. Berkovich we will recommend that the best time to apply them is when the six-year molars (the first permanent back teeth) appear.

If you want to know if sealants are right for you or your child, please contact our office today.

Angela Berkovich - cosmetic and restorative dentistry

1348 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Ste. A
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
954-427-3000

Serving Deerfield Beach and the surrounding areas including Little Harbor on the Hillsboro, The Cove, Carver Heights, Arlington Park, Barwal, Coral Manor, College Park, Broward Heights, Park Haven, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Floresta Estates, Eastway Park, Lighthouse Point, Shorewood, Royal Oak Hills, Boca Raton, Floresta, Paradise Palms, Broward County and Palm Beach County. We are conveniently located on East Hillsboro Boulevard just east of Federal Highway close to Ocean Boulevard and the Atlantic Ocean.

Smile makeover • teeth whitening • porcelain veneers for crooked or stained teeth • natural-looking fillings, crowns & bridges • precision-fit dentures & partials • dental implants - a permanent alternative to missing teeth & loose dentures • wisdom teeth extractions • root canal therapy • general dentist • children's dentist • sedation dentistry