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rubber dam

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dam (dam)
1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of fluid.
2. a thin sheet of latex used in surgical procedures to separate certain tissues or structures.
3. rubber d.
rubber dam  a thin sheet of latex rubber used to isolate teeth from mouth fluids during dental therapy.
rubber dam
Etymology: ME, rubben, to scrape; AS, demman, to dam up
a thin sheet of latex rubber used to isolate one or more teeth during a dental procedure. See also dam.
Rubber Dam
Dentistry A sheet of latex rubber punctuated with holes that is stretched around the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the operative field from the oropharynx, and respiratory tract, and prevent pulmonary aspiration of fragments of teeth and amalgam
Sexology Dental dams may be used for safe sexual practices, placed over the vulva or anus during cunnilingus and analingus to protect against the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases
dam [dam]
1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water or other fluid.
2. rubber dam.
dental dam rubber dam.
rubber dam a sheet of thin latex rubber used by dentists to isolate a tooth or teeth from the fluids of the mouth during dental treatment, held in place by a clamp and frame. Occasionally these are used in surgical procedures to isolate tissues or structures. Called also dam.
A well-sealed properly inverted rubber dam. From Darby and Walsh, 1994.
rubber dam,
n See dam, rubber.
rubber dam clamp,
n See clamp, rubber dam.
rubber dam clamp forceps,
n an instrument used to place a clamp on a tooth, adjust a clamp, or remove it from a tooth. It engages the holes or notches of the flanges of the clamp.
rubber dam holder,
n in endodontics, a rubber dam frame holder; in operative dentistry, a rubber dam frame.
rubber dam
Dental dam A sheet of latex rubber punctuated with holes that is stretched around the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the operative field from the oropharynx, and respiratory tract, and prevent pulmonary aspiration of fragments of teeth and amalgam
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