Dental dams: the secret tool for infection control.
Dental dams, although in existence for over 100 years, are the most widely underused tool of infection control. This article addresses the many benefits of using dental dams and discusses simplified methods of incorporating dams into the dental practice.
Costello
Mary R
MR
Hygenic Products, Coltène/Whaledent Inc, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016733:Rubber Dams