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Dental Dam parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purpose of Dental Dam | Isolation |
| Template | Guide for where to punch holes is dam material |
| Dental Dam punch | Used to punch holes in dental dam material. Holes vary depending on what tooth we are working on |
| Dental Dam Forceps | Used to place the dental dam clamp around the anchor tooth , opens clamp |
| Frame | Used to support dental dam material, keep operating area open Metal is called a young frame Plastic is called U frame Autoclavable |
| Clamp | Can be wing, wingless, anterior clamp, fits around the tooth to stabilize and secure dam material in place |
| Dental Dam Napkin | Controls moisture between the patients face and dam itself |
| Clamp parts | Bow-arch, faces back of mouth Forcep holes-where forceps go to open clamp Jaws-outside of clamp, secure clamp to toot Jaw points-part of the jaw that comes in contact with the tooth |
| Lubricant | Placed on the underside of the dental dam |
| Scissors | Used to cut inbetween the teeth or dam material |
| Stabilizing cords/wedjets | Used to stabilize dam material like a wedge does in the matrix system |