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the contacts using a spatula or probe.

9.To insert septa that do not easily slide into the interdental spaces, an assistant stretches the dam sheets buccally and palatally while the

operator pushes the dam into the interproximal spaces using dental floss.

0.Fold the dam in to tuck it around the cervical areas of the teeth.

1.Use ligatures if necessary.

Dam and clamp together technique

Figure 4-15 describes the approach of applying a rubber dam using the “dam and clamp together” technique. This technique requires the use of winged clamps.