Abstract
Background:
Dentist faces several difficulties while operating on the oral cavity, namely: salivary secretions, as well as microorganisms and lack of control of cheek and tongue. These difficulties reduce the quality of dental procedures. This lead to an ongoing search for means of controlling them, which would increase the chances of dental therapy success.
The aim of work: In this study, we aim to understand the role of rubber dam and other isolation methods in clinical practices for better moisture control and visual access.
Materials and methods: This review is using the comprehensive search of J. American Dent Association, Saunders, PDR Network from 1992 to 2010. The search terms used were: Rubber dam, High-Volume Evacuators and Saliva Ejectors, retraction cords
Conclusion: For over one and a half century, it was known that rubber dam use diminishes microbial infection and the potential for patients swallowing or inhaling irritants, hand-files, infected tooth debris, etc. The Quality Assurance Guidelines of the American Associations of Endodontists says that "cleaning, shaping, disinfection and obturation of all canals are accomplished using an aseptic technique with dental dam isolation whenever possible."