Dr Wan Zaripah Wan Bakar School of Dental Sciences USM Health ...

The Benefits
• Raincoat for your teeth
• Limits bacterial laden splash and splatter of saliva and blood.
• Restricts drowning response during rinsing the mouth in a procedure.
• Serves as a barrier, so your throat is protected from debris and tiny
instruments from being swallowed or inhaled.
• Isolates and protects the area that needs to be worked on.
Improves accessibility and visibility of the working area.
Infection control.
Helps to protect your gag reflex area from being triggered.
protects the lips and cheeks by keeping them out of the way.
Helps to keep your tongue out of the way of the work area so it is
not harmed.