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Descriptor English: Rubber Dams
Descriptor Spanish: Dique de Goma
Descriptor diques de goma
Scope note: Láminas de goma látex perforada que, colocadas sobre los dientes, aíslan el campo de operación del resto de la cavidad oral. Los diques de goma son útiles para evitar la deglución de los instrumentos o de las restauraciones durante el trabajo odontológico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Diques de Borracha
Descriptor French: Digues dentaires
Entry term(s): Dam, Rubber
Dams, Rubber
Rubber Dam
Rubberdam
Rubberdams
Tree number(s): E06.186.670
E07.222.670
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016733
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dental Materials (1966-1977)
Dentistry, Operative/instrumentation (1977-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 29833
Unique ID: D016733
NLM Classification: WU 26
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 1992/04/21
Rubber Dams - Preferred
Concept UI M0025481
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Rubber Dams
Entry term(s) Dam, Rubber
Dams, Rubber
Rubber Dam
Rubberdam
Rubberdams



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