Rubber dam isolation pdf file

Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, ab shetty memorial institute of dental sciences, mangalore 575018, karnataka, india. This study surveyed the prevalence of rubber dam usage in. Even more so than in restorative dentistry, the rubber dam is obligatory in endodontics, 5 so much so that endodontics should not be performed without a dam. This is an interesting photo of anterior teeth following rubber dam isolation for 45 minutes. Furthermore, an endodontic treatment should not be undertaken unless the tooth particularly if damaged has not been reconstructed to allow easy positioning of the rubber dam. Rubber dam isolation for endodontic treatment in difficult clinical situations. Mithra n hegde, priyadarshini hegde, and ashwith hegde. The rubber dam is a flat, thin sheet of latex or non latex that is held by a clamp retainer and a frame that is perforated to allow the teeth that will be worked on to protrude through the perforations in the sheet while all the other teeth are covered and protected by the rubber dam. Rubber dam provides the best possible isolation by far.

Pdf the rubber dam has been introduced to endodontics over past 120 years. Alternative rubber dam isolation technique for the. Isolation of teeth with rubber dams is an important procedure for infection control in dentistry, especially in endodontic treatment. Introduction the need to work under dry conditions, free of saliva, has been recognized for centuries, and the idea of using a sheet of rubber to isolate the tooth dates almost 150 years. Barry m owens, dds, associate professor, department of. Using the nod for rubber dam isolation dental movies. The 4 clamps that will get a rubber dam on any tooth with dr. Rubber dam isolation for endodontic treatment in difficult. Rubber dam isolation is considered mandatory in contemporary dental.