B is correct. Ask your Dentist if he/she uses BPA free sealants. They can show you the manufacturers sheet to verify. Because honestly, some DDS won’t even know if it is in their sealant material they use. If it is, you can certainly ask that they order the BPA free material because you are more comfortable with it.
If I were you, I’d worry more about her getting a mouthful of fillings. I’ve had sealants in my own mouth for 30 something years and I’m grateful for them.
Dawn
Actually MSG and mercury in vaccines are safe. The questions about BPA are unknown - the evidence does not support real danger but the point is moot. Manufacturers pulled mercury and BPA due to fear among the public. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but I sure wouldn’t point to it to prove any sort of point.
I got sealants as a child. I am 47 with no cavities. My son who is 7 has sealants and (so far) no cavities. I also had (gasp) fluoride in our municipal water supply.
I am in the same boat as you. My daughter has had to have her 6yr molars done twice because they fell off the first time!! Well they have fallen off again!! They were done by 2 different dentist in 2 different states. Needless to say her old ped dentist was pushing me to do them plus the ones covered by insurance and I haven’t done it yet. I’ve read about them and not sure if it is worth the headache and $$.
Now I’ve changed my kids’ dentist and this one says they have fluoride in their sealants and wants to do my son’s 6yr molars. I’ve never heard of fluoride in sealants before and I can’t find anything out about it online either so I’m not sure if this something I’m willing to do to my son too.
What some of these mom’s on here don’t realize about fluoride is that it IS toxic and only effective if it is applied to the teeth, not injected. Fluoride ingestion has been linked to thyroid issues, diabetes and other major health problems. And just because a DR says it’s good for you or safe doesn’t make it so. It is up to us to make informative decisions because that DR is getting paid by some pharmaceutical company to recommend XY and Z to us.
I would say go with your gut feeling and ask questions if you aren’t sure this is something you want to do to your child.
Sharie
You know, I wonder if some of you respond to your loved ones with such harshness and criticism. I never suggested I was a worry wort, or some germ-a-phobic idiot. Accuse me of being concerned over the safety of a product that not a whole lot of research is known about, that if fine. I just was looking for information that other mothers may already have done or knows about. I was looking for support and information, not criticism. I consider myself an intelligent human being, looking out always for better solutions and healthy alternatives for me and my family. For those of you who supported my inquiry with kindness and understanding, thank you. For those of you who didn’t, well, if I have nothing nice to say, I’ll keep my mouth closed.
Thank you.