Sentence examples for using a rubber dam from inspiring English sources

However, when multiple teeth are simultaneously isolated, it might be difficult to control the relative humidity of the operating field using a rubber dam [10].

19 Only 47% reported always using a rubber dam during root canal treatment.

Although 47% of network dentists reported using a rubber dam all of the time, 16% reported using it from 90% to 99% of the time.

Although almost all (96%) agreed that using a rubber dam reduces the potential for ingestion or aspiration, only 78% agreed that rubber dam use improves treatment effectiveness.

35 Unfortunately, neither of these two studies related the attitudes to whether or not the dentist reported actually using a rubber dam or intended to.

With the outcome as using a rubber dam all of the time, dentists who more strongly agreed that a rubber dam is effective (p<0.001), who rated a rubber dam as easy to place (p<0.001), and who believe that patient factors do not complicate rubber dam use (p<0.001) were more likely to use a rubber dam all of the time (table 2).

We previously reported from this study that less than half of US general dentists always use a rubber dam during root canal treatment.

As a group, they were second least likely to use a rubber dam (39% use a rubber dam all of the time).

As a group, they almost exclusively used a rubber dam for root canal treatment (82% use a rubber dam all of the time) and almost never used Isolite.

This group was least likely to use a rubber dam all the time (7% use a rubber dam all of the time) and the most likely to use a cotton roll at least half the time (61% of the cluster).

Nonetheless, not all dentists use a rubber dam, creating disconnect between presumed standard of care and what is actually done in clinical practice.