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Rubber Dams  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sheets of latex rubber punched and placed over the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the field of operation from the rest of the oral cavity (Jablonski; Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982). Rubber dams are useful in preventing the swallowing of instruments or restorations during dental work.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Rubberdam

In other languages

  • French

  • Carrés de latex
  • Digues caoutchoutées
  • Digues de caoutchouc

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BBD5FSTX-4

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