{"id":63,"date":"2013-01-21T13:56:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2013-01-31T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:41:13","slug":"bpa-and-sealants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/bpa-and-sealants\/","title":{"rendered":"BPA and sealants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My dentist is recommending getting my youngest daughter&#8217;s molars sealed. I&#8217;ve heard they contain BPA which has been recently thought to accelerate the onset of puberty. Is that accurate?<\/p>\n<p>A concerned mom<\/p>\n<p>There has been recent public concern over Bisphenol A (BPA) causing accelerated puberty and even potential increase in cancer risk. There are studies currently being conducted. BPA is also used in plastics such as water bottles. While the studies are being conducted, most plastic manufacturers are changing what their products are made from in order to keep the public feeling secure.<\/p>\n<p>Dental sealants are made from plastic, but rarely contain BPA alone. Generally they\u00a0\u00a0contain either Bis GMA or Bis DMA monomers. The Bis GMA seems to be more stable,without breaking down. I&#8217;d call your dentist&#8217;s office to see which his sealants contain.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot of benefit in using dental sealants on children. Their molar grooves can be pretty deep, making it difficult to get them clean. The sealants cover those grooves to keep them from getting decay.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this helps. You may also be interested in reading about these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/dental-tips-for-parents.html\">dental tips for parents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\">Phoenix dentist<\/a> Dr. Kevin Peck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dentist is recommending getting my youngest daughter&#8217;s molars sealed. I&#8217;ve heard they contain BPA which has been recently thought to accelerate the onset of puberty. Is that accurate? A concerned mom There has been recent public concern over Bisphenol A (BPA) causing accelerated puberty and even potential increase in cancer risk. There are studies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/bpa-and-sealants\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BPA and sealants<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pediatric-dentistry","tag-dental-sealants-bpas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BPA and sealants - Peck Family Dentistry Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/bpa-and-sealants\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BPA and sealants - Peck Family Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My dentist is recommending getting my youngest daughter&#8217;s molars sealed. 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