When are dental sealants used as a preventive approach?
a. On areas that have early cavitated carious lesions.
b. To prevent decay in teeth with deep pits and fissures.
c. Sealing an amalgam resin.
d. To prevent a crown from lifting.
a, b
RATIONALE: Dental sealants (also known as "pit and fissure sealants") are recognized as an effective means to prevent cavities and to prevent the initiation and progression of early carious lesions.
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