title: Return to the rubber dam.
abstract: The use of the rubber dam can improve the outcome of any operative or restorative dentistry procedure. This column addresses some of the common difficulties in the efficient placement of the dam and offers some suggestions that have proven successful for the author. It is hoped that this discussion will stimulate more dentists to use this excellent operative modality.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D016733:Rubber Dams