Question 350 · LDEK · Fissure sealing
Which of the following is not an indication for sealing?
- A. pits and fissures susceptible to caries in a patient at high risk for caries.
- B. deep and narrow pits with a high degree of plaque retention due to the high risk of caries.
- C. a tooth with an active carious lesion.
- D. pits on the first molar present 2 years after the eruption.
- E. anatomic pits and cavities in children with physical and intellectual disabilities.
Hint
Remember that sealants are a preventive measure for sound or at most enamel-limited fissures, not a treatment for cavities.
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