Some patients become extremely apprehensive when a rubber dam is placed in their mouth. Patients who experience this usually report they 'feel like they are unable to breathe'. The cure is often simple. I cut a small hole in the rubber dam and explain to the patient that they will now be able to breathe through their mouth with the rubber dam in place. Usually this works for the 'rubber dam phobic patient' and they allow me to leave the dam in place.
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