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90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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What do they use for sealing? I'm swiss and we don't do this. Is it because you have corn sirup everywhere?
edit: so, uh, is this widespread?
I'm German and this is definitely also done here
I have no idea. It’s white and it cures hard with exposure to UV light. It might just be filling media used as a surface sealant—not a dentist, sorry.
They call them “dental sealants.”
Here’s a government website about it: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/dental-sealants
Money making scheme?
I don't know enough on this to comment. Before today, I admittedly didn't consider that countries like Switzerland didn't use them...