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Because I find it unnecessary. It isn't a guarantee you will never get cavities and I believe in going the route of practicing proper dental hygiene and not over doing it on sugary drinks and food or brushing right after high sugar intakes. Just because something is invented, doesn't mean everyone needs to use it
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Originally Posted by Zimbochick
I was just curious why not?
They don't. They only cover two visits a year. If we go anymore than that, we pay out of pocket.
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Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life
Oh, certainly you have to brush and floss, with or without sealants.
I'm surprised your insurance covers that many dental visits.
Also, DH and I are loaded with fillings. So ours kids definitely would have that genetic component, if there is one.
Not necessarily true depending on your age. My mother is riddled with cavities but I'm not. I attribute this difference to a possible genetic component, but also to the fact that I had regular fluoride treatments as a child and she didn't. She also didn't get routine dental visits as a child either. But, she's 62 so that is a generational thing.
Sheesh...
Why is it that every time I mention my true and personal experiences here, someone says that is it 'not necessarily so' or 'not necessarily true'?
Because I find it unnecessary. It isn't a guarantee you will never get cavities and I believe in going the route of practicing proper dental hygiene and not over doing it on sugary drinks and food or brushing right after high sugar intakes. Just because something is invented, doesn't mean everyone needs to use it
Myself, my sibling, and my parents all have/had terrible teeth despite our best efforts. For me it was a must.
Yes all 3 of my kids when they were young. My daughter 25 had sealants recently put back on her teeth, she has great dental insurance and it covered it I don't think insurance usually covers it for adults.
I did and it was a mistake. My dd ended up getting cavities because of the sealants. She grinds her teeth in her sleep and, from what they explain, created ditches (for lack of a better word) where she ground through the sealant that became spots where decay could start under the edge of the sealant. So the worn edge of the sealant became the place where bacteria could get trapped and start cavities. So I got to pay for the sealants and then the cavities the sealant caused.
We got them for dd#1 as well but she didn't need them. Getting her to brush or floss is like pulling teeth (pun intended) yet she never gets cavities. No matter what we do, dd#2 gets them.
I am/was concerned with fluoride treatments and the ingredients in sealants (I'm also one of those annoying selectively vaccinating parents, and we avoid medications for the most part), but we did do both. My son seems to have inherited my teeth; I never had a cavity until I was pregnant. My daughter, on the other hand, seems to have inherited my husband's... when I met him at 15, he had a mouth full of fillings. DD has a cavity nearly every time we go to the dentist, and she does brush and floss regularly, just like my cavity-free son. After avoiding the fluoride and sealants, we finally got them done for both kids... I figure I need to try something, and while DS probably didn't need them, we don't have fluoride in our water (we're on a well), so I thought that the risk was pretty minimal. Sealants prevent cavities on the biting surface of the tooth, not between the teeth, so they definitely are not a panacea, but they do help.
I worked for a dentist pre-kids, and sealants (and fluoride) were recommended for all kids. I'm pretty sure I had them, too, and I'm in my mid-30s, so they've been around for a while!
Dentist never even brought it up. Kept saying how white and healthy my kid's teeth looked, though. Maybe he didn't think it necessary? If he had've suggested it, I probably would've went along with it. But so far, so good.
My son's a xylitol baby, just like his fath-...
My son's a xylitol boy, just like his father
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Sorry to hear that. I have no problem people choosing to do what is best for them, however. I hope they helped 
