Across
- 3. Complete enamel drying essential before resin sealant application
- 10. Extensions of resin penetrating etched enamel for retention
- 13. Light activated setting reaction of contemporary sealants
- 14. Chemical curing process occurring without light activation
- 15. Earliest curing method used before visible light systems
- 16. Sealant category exhibiting superior penetration into fissures
- 17. Mechanical fissure preparation now considered unnecessarily invasive in many cases
- 18. Initial rapid fluoride release from fluoridated sealants
Down
- 1. Principle underlying sealing of incipient lesions
- 2. Resin matrix forming the basis of most modern sealants
- 4. Primary enamel characteristic influencing etching protocols
- 5. Sealant material acting as a fluoride reservoir
- 6. Failure phenomenon allowing ingress beneath sealants
- 7. Early sealant materials with inferior oral longevity
- 8. Property responsible for moisture sensitivity of resin sealants
- 9. Sealant type developed to combine retention with fluoride release
- 11. Hybrid material combining composite and glass ionomer properties
- 12. First generation sealants associated with biodegradation and poor durability