Excessive fear of dental treatment is frequently encountered in children, and has several negative consequences.It can be very stressful for both dentist and child and may result in irregular or no visits to the dentist at all, which bears a negative impact on the childs oral health. Dental fear can also interfere with rendering effective dental treatment for the child.In children, dental fear is often the main reason of behavioural management problems. Other negative consequences of dental fear include avoidance of the dental situation and subsequently deterioration of oral health. This...

The global increase in dental caries prevalence continues to be a major public health problem which deserves attention worldwide. If remedies to prevent it are not initiated, it may cause a serious negative impact on the future oral health (and systemic health) of the people. Also, it would put strain on the dental profession due to a major increase in the cost of dental services. Various preventive strategies for dental caries have been tried and are still being developed. The occlusal pits and fissures of posterior teeth are highly susceptible to caries because of the anatomy of pit and...