Successful Isolation of Operating Fields
Product Details
Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Valinda Johnston, CDA, CPT
Many dental procedures require an isolated operating field. Are you confident you can successfully accomplish this task? Currently, there are adequate, easy-to-use products and concepts to achieve a great isolated field for most restorative, endodontic, and some surgical procedures. Most of them may be quickly mastered by qualified staff persons. To name a few of these products — Isolite 3, Dry Shield, Mr. Thirsty, OptraGate, Umbrella, DryDent, NeoDrys, Dri-Angles, Hygoformic Ejectors, and Dentapops. Also shown are light cure resins used to isolate difficult restorative fields, methods to remove ~90% of aerosol contamination and, of course, rubber dam. Sound interesting? This video demonstrates the best products and how to use them. It will help you to produce optimum-quality dentistry and give you great peace of mind.
Table of Contents
- Why and When Is a Non-Contaminated Operating Field Necessary?
- Staff Responsibilities
- Methods to Produce non-Contaminated Fields
- Absorption Products
- Retraction and/or Isolation Products
- Suction Products
- Suction/Isolation Products
- Clinical Procedures Requiring Non-Contaminated Operating Fields and Technique Suggestions for Each
- Rubber Dam - Latex and Non-Latex
- Isolation Devices (Isolite 3, Mr. Thirsty, DryShield, and VacuLUX)
- Tongue, Lip, and Cheek Retractors (OptraGate and Umbrella)
- Saliva Absorption Products (DryTips, DryDent, and NeoDrys)
- Saliva Ejectors
- Hygoformic Hands-Free Ejectors
- Dentapop
- Combination Isolation Package
- High Velocity Evacuation (HVE)
- Adjunctive Devices for HVE
- Conclusion