Rubber Dam Flashcards
1
Q
What should be presented to tutors in the Paeds clinic?
A
Age, gender, who’s attending with child
- Purpose of visit + CC
- MHx, SHx, DHx, previous x-rays
- Clinical findings
- Caries risk assessment
- TMT plan (including prevention and recall)
2
Q
What are some advantages of rubber dam?
A
- Improve visibility by isolating teeth from cheeks and tongue
- Allows treatraction of gingival tissues
- Provides dry operating field
- Protects patient from injury or aspiration
- Increase patient comfort as prevent water, debris, material, instruments being excluded from mouth
- Reduce microbial content of aerosols
- Helps manage child behaviour
- enhance delivery of nitrous oxide and oxygen when inhalation sedation used
3
Q
How should the first hole be placed in the rubber dam of the upper arch?
A
- 2.5cm horizontally from the edge
- Vertically divide rubber dam into thirds and put hole at one of the lines
4
Q
How should the first hole be placed in the rubber dam of the lower arch?
A
- Divide horizontally into half
- Divide vertically into thirds
- Put hole at intersection of these lines
5
Q
What clamp is used for even quadrants
A
12A
6
Q
What clamp is used for odd quadrants
A
13A