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90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities (scitechdaily.com)
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[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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?

[-] Lokoschade@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago

I'm German and this is definitely also done here

[-] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 9 months ago

They call them “dental sealants.”

Here’s a government website about it: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/dental-sealants

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 9 months ago

Money making scheme?

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't know enough on this to comment. Before today, I admittedly didn't consider that countries like Switzerland didn't use them...

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