I wouldn’t get sealants put on any of my kids teeth! I never had them and while I have a few cavities, I’m fine. Sealants are made from plastic and have BPA in them. They last a few years and wear away into our systems. Not only that, but the tooth enamel is removed (either by heat or by puncturing holes in the tooth) so the sealant can adhere… what happens when it wears away?
Some might argue that the BPA is minimal, but it all adds up so why knowingly rack up the exposure? That’s just for us though, I am not telling anyone else what they should or shouldn’t do…..

I’ve never heard of such a thing. But that’s awful that they would send a letter home like that! We go to a kids’ dentist and we love her. It’s not cheap, but it’s definitely worth it.

Had a terrible experience with the first pediatric dentist for my daughter. She was just 2 years old, and the dentist wanted her to have both upper molars filled, two upper incisors filled and one crowned w/ a “baby root canal.” OMG. She also kept going on about bottle mouth… ironic considering my dd never took to a bottle and is still breastfed. She then continued to say she would probably need to be sedated and restrained in the office…Yeah, I didn’t want my daughter to be scared of the dentist for the rest of her life, so I found another. The 2nd dentist and I agree, that yes, there are several caries, but are doing a more “wait and see” approach. DD has no pain. We go in for monthly check ups and topical fluoride treatments, she received 3 temporary fillings. We now brush with a xylitol tooth gel, and floss, and apply MI paste. They actually look better and it’s only been a few months.

Stupid dental students.

I swear Addie got the one student that day that had put on her judgy pants. Did you husband ever go out on the bus? What is the general consensus of teeth that come through the bus? Our new ward? Hates lawyers…it’s really…awkward.

@Rachel Humphries– There are cases of the dentist drilling in to the tooth to put on the sealants. Regardless of the process with kids, I won’t have my kids do that. It is not negligent nor is it ignorant. It is my choice and as I said, I never had sealants and my teeth are fine. Plastic is not stronger than natural enamel. In my opinion, it a bogus upcharge that temporarily protects teeth– a bandaid if you will. And I, for one, feel that Americans have a tendency to just go with what their doctors tell them without investigating and taking their healthcare management into their own hands! I am not comfortable with applying an epoxy on my my kids teeth (like nail polish) in the back of the mouth, close to the neck and thyroid and other glands! My choice. Don’t get judgy!
And why was Leslie negligent?!

Dental sealants can be resin/plastic composite or glass ionomer. The glass ionomer sealants do not contain any bisphenols, whereas the plastic sealants do. Bisphenols are not suspected of causing cancer, they are suspected of interfering in the sexual development of fetuses, based on strong findings that they adversely affect male rat fetuses whose mothers have a very high BPA content in their urine pre-pregnancy and during gestation.