Posts Tagged: pits and contours

It’s relatively common for the permanent molars and premolars in the back of your child’s mouth to have deep textures and fissures in the biting surfaces of the tooth enamel. While this makes the teeth more effective at grinding tough foods, these areas can also capture bacterial food matter and plaque, promoting the formation of… Read more »

As your child’s permanent molars and premolars emerge, it can be rather common for the biting surfaces of these teeth to have hard-to-clean pits and fissures. While these deeply textured areas served our ancient ancestors well for chewing and grinding tough foods, they can also become traps for residual food particles and plaque. If residual… Read more »