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A member asked:
Should i be concerned that my dentist performed a root canal on me without the use of a dental dam?
11 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Maybe: The usual protocol for a root canal is to have the tooth isolated with a dental dam to reduce the risk of bacterial infestation. However, there are cases wher it is not possible to use on. I can't judge the procedure your dentist used without knowing all the details of your circumstances.
Answered 11/24/2013
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Of course: It is hard to determine is this type of forum why your dentist did not use a dam when it is the standard of care for the procedure. I would suggest that you ask your dentist why he/she did not elect to do so on you.
Answered 11/15/2012
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Hard to say.: Standard procedure is to use a rubber dam but sometimes it is not possible. Other ways to isolate the tooth are through the use of a product called an isolite.
Answered 11/20/2012
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DAM: I ended up getting in a dispute with one of my faculty back in dental school, as i couldn't get the dam dam around a tooth being worked on. He wasn't able to either...As a matter of principle we try, it makes for management of the field as well as your protection a lot better
Answered 5/2/2015
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Standard of care: The dental dam is the standard of care. There are very few instances when a rubber dam isn't warranted for root canal therapy.
Answered 5/14/2015
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