title: [The rubber dam in dental practice: use and practical advice].
abstract: Use of rubber dam offers many advantages in endodontic, operative and prosthetic procedures. Rubber dam protects the patient against ingestion or inhalation of instruments or chemical products, the cavity against contamination and the dental practitioner against infections. This article gives technical advice for the easy application of rubber dam.
authors.affiliation: Département COPR, Ecole de Médecine Dentaire, VUB, Service d'endodontie, Clinique dentaire VUB, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Bruxelles.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Minoodt
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Slaus
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bottenberg
mesh_terms: D003762:Dental Instruments; D004708:Endodontics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D016733:Rubber Dams