Endodontic Treatment in Cases of Allergic Reaction to Rubber Dam

Abstract

The oral cavity is a complex area to handle with about thirty-two teeth, highly vascular tongue, oral mucosa,
and gingival. It becomes challenging for the clinician to handle a single tooth in focus with patients movement
of vascular tongue and especially in very apprehensive subjects. Hence rubber dam has proved to be a boon
not only protecting the tongue, mucosa, and gingiva but also increasing the point of focus for the clinician.
Secondly, it reduces infected aerosol procedures thus protecting the clinician and the attendee. Sometimes
rarely patients do have allergies to latex or rubber dam and they are not aware. Hence the clinician must
ask for leading questions to rule out latex allergy. If the subject does have a latex allergy modifications are
required before the treatment.