So, do dentists still use shaving cream with those dental dams?
A really long time ago, I had a dentist who always used a dental dam. They’re those very thin square sheets of (I think) latex, to isolate the operative site—the tooth—from the rest of the mouth. To easily slide the sheet over the tooth, he used…are you ready?—shaving cream. Yup, he had a tube of Noxema handy, and rubbed a tiny bit around the hole he cut in the dam. It slid over the tooth much easier, he said. And, I could barely taste the Noxema.
Don’t know if dental dams are used any more. My current dentist doesn’t use them. I would think there is a dental product to make the sliding easier, but my old dentist preferred Noxema.
A really long time ago, I had a dentist who always used a dental dam. They’re those very thin square sheets of (I think) latex, to isolate the operative site—the tooth—from the rest of the mouth. To easily slide the sheet over the tooth, he used…are you ready?—shaving cream. Yup, he had a tube of Noxema handy, and rubbed a tiny bit around the hole he cut in the dam. It slid over the tooth much easier, he said. And, I could barely taste the Noxema.
Don’t know if dental dams are used any more. My current dentist doesn’t use them. I would think there is a dental product to make the sliding easier, but my old dentist preferred Noxema.