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dental dam
noun
Definition of
dental dam noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
dental dam
noun
(
also
dam
)
1
a small rubber sheet used by dentists to keep a tooth separate from the other teeth
2
a small rubber sheet used to protect the mouth during sex