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[–] Lokoschade@feddit.de 7 points 3 years ago

I'm German and this is definitely also done here

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[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago

I have no idea. It’s white and it cures hard with exposure to UV light. It might just be filling media used as a surface sealant—not a dentist, sorry.

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[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

They call them “dental sealants.”

Here’s a government website about it: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/dental-sealants

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Money making scheme?

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[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago*

I don't know enough on this to comment. Before today, I admittedly didn't consider that countries like Switzerland didn't use them...