Rubber Dams

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E06.186.670 E07.222.670
Concept/Terms	Rubber Dams Rubber Dams Dam, Rubber Dams, Rubber Rubber Dam Rubberdam Rubberdams

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Dentistry [E06]
Dental Equipment [E06.186]
Rubber Dams [E06.186.670]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Dental Equipment [E07.222]
Rubber Dams [E07.222.670]

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