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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2021

Attitude of Dental Students towards the Rubber Dam Use in Operative Dentistry.

Basem Mohammed Abuzenada

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy and Feasibility of OptraDamDentistry journal · 2025
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  5. Online Questionnaire-Based Study to Evaluate the Attitudes and Use of Rubber Dental Dams by Saudi Dental Practitioners.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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  8. [CiteSpace-Based Analysis of Hot Research Topics and Frontiers of Preclinical Dentistry Education].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Basem Mohammed AbuzenadaDepartment of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
University of Business and Technology · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimOperative dentistry and endodontics are the two major areas where rubber dam is used extensively with special emphasis to train students on its application during dental curriculum. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the attitude of dental students toward the use of rubber dam in operative dentistry clinics along with emphasis on evaluation of its prospective application after graduation. MATERIALS AND

methodsA structured questionnaire-based analysis was performed among internship students of a dentistry program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The questions were based on training, latex allergy, and selection of jaws for application of rubber dam and prospective use of rubber dam during practice.

resultsA completed questionnaire by all participants (

conclusionA promising response was exhibited by this group of future dentists toward the application of rubber dam during restorative procedures.

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Attitudedental studentsoperative dentistryrubber dam

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PMID34447170
PMCPMC8375787
OpenAlexW3169091440

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