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Comment
. 2020 Aug;229(3):150.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2011-y.

Rubber dam evidence

D Scott  1 , T Hogan  2 , J John  3
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Comment

Rubber dam evidence

D Scott et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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  • Dental dam: the time is right.
    Emery C. Emery C. Br Dent J. 2020 Jul;229(1):4-5. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1913-z. Br Dent J. 2020. PMID: 32651492 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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