EMBRACE® WETBOND PIT AND FISSURE SEALANT CONTAINS NO BISPHENOL A
WATERTOWN, MA: March 10, 2010— The National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institutes of Health has studied the possible effects of current exposures to bisphenol A on human development. The NTP concluded that there was some concern for effects on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and children at current human exposures to bisphenol A. This has created public concern with regard to the presence of Bisphenol A in many pit and fissure sealants. Embrace® WetBond Pit and Fissure Sealant contains no Bisphenol A and no Bisphenol A derivatives. Among the leading pit and fissure sealants, only Embrace can make this claim.
Bisphenol A is a building block of Bis-GMA, which is an ingredient in many dental resins and pit and fissure sealants. Embrace materials contain no Bis-GMA, and therefore there is no possibility of the presence of Bisphenol A.
Media coverage of the possible adverse health effects of Bisphenol A is likely to cause apprehension among patients as well as clinicians. Concerned practitioners have the alternative to use Embrace WetBond Pit and Fissure Sealant and other Embrace resins without fear of exposing patients to BPA.
Embrace is the only sealant that bonds to the moist tooth. A six-year clinical study shows unsurpassed results for retention and caries prevention.
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