"Rubber Dams" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016733
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.186.670 E07.222.670
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| Concept/Terms |
Rubber Dams- Rubber Dams
- Dam, Rubber
- Dams, Rubber
- Rubber Dam
- Rubberdam
- Rubberdams
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rubber Dams" by people in Profiles.
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A simple guide to using dental dam. Br Dent J. 2021 05; 230(10):644-650.
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The Debate: What Are Aerosol-Generating Procedures in Dentistry? A Rapid Review. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2021 04; 6(2):115-127.
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Editorial: Rubber-dam - a blessing not only in the Covid-19 era. J Adhes Dent. 2021; 23(1):3.
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The efficacy of bio-aerosol reducing procedures used in dentistry: a systematic review. Acta Odontol Scand. 2021 Jan; 79(1):69-80.
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The Importance of Rubber Dam Isolation in Endodontics Throughout COVID-19 Outbreak. Braz Dent J. 2020 Nov-Dec; 31(6):567.
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Interventions to reduce contaminated aerosols produced during dental procedures for preventing infectious diseases. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 10 12; 10:CD013686.
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Phosphorus retention along a typical urban landscape river with a series of rubber dams. J Environ Manage. 2018 Dec 15; 228:55-64.