[Techniques in the use of new sealing agents in the prevention of dental caries].

The prevention of pit and fissure caries by the use sealants has been a part of dentistry for at least the last ten years. As a result of recent studies, a certain number of characteristics relative to this technique need to be evaluated. The purpose of this article is to assist the practitioner in the use of this new material and even more so to let the practitioner understand the technical aspects related to applying sealants. A review of the literature on the efficiency of sealants and their short or long term retention rates has been done in the past and is not a component of this article. The originality of the review of literature, in this instance, rests with the fact that is will allow the reader to better understand the technique and the choice of materials when applying sealants.