RUBBER DAM PLACEMENT MATERIALS AND INSTRUMENTS:

1. Rubber Dam Punch

a. Used to make holes of different sizes in the rubber dam sheet.
b. The punch stylus pierces a hole in the rubber dam sheet.
2. Rubber Dam Clamps
a. To stabilize the rubber dam sheet during the treatment
b. It varies on the type, size, shape, and degrees of flexibility
 Parts of the Clamp
1. Bow – rounds over the tooth and holds firm on the tooth.
2. Jaw – pointed part that holds the clamp
around the cervical portion of the tooth.
3. Forceps hole – where the rubber dam
clamp forceps is attached to the clamp
3. Rubber Dam Clamp Forceps
a. To place and remove the rubber dam clamps on tooth
 Parts of the Forceps
1. Beaks – fits in the hole of the rubber dam
clamp
2. Sliding ring – allows forceps to lock and
loosen when placing or removing a clamp
3. Handle – to have a grasp for the clamp
4. Rubber Dam Frame
a. To stretch the rubber dam in order to maintain an easy
working area for the patient’s mouth
 Types of Frame
1. Metal Type
2. Plastic Type
5. Rubber Dam Material
a. A thin sheet of latex or non-latex that aids with moisture
control, infection control
b. Stretched around the rubber dam clamp seated in the
mouth
c. Used to isolate the teeth for better view
d. Waxed dental floss may be used to fit the rubber dam into
the interproximal spaces of the tooth or teeth to be isolated