Rubber Dams

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - E06.186.670 - E07.222.670

**Synonyms:** - Rubberdam