Talk:Dental dam
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[edit] Alternatives
- Also a piece of plastic food wrap can be used if nothing else is availible.
Wouldn't that be a bit risky, since it's so thin? Dysprosia 06:29, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- But it isn't porous, no? -- Natalinasmpf 10:28, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Content about oral sex
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- I am not acquainted with the subject but it certainly does not appear to be vandalism. Please note that Wikipedia is not censored. I am adding the parts removed back to the article. - TwoOars 18:49, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
(Copied from my talk page) This is by far not a censorship issue. Dental dams are purchased by dentists for use in the dental office. One can also use a ziploc bag as a condom, but its not on that page. please explain.—The preceding text was posted here by 207.127.241.2 (talk⋅contribs).
- A quick Google search for ""Dental dam" safe sex" gives a lot of relevant results; Many of the search results are reasonably good references too, so I assume it is a reasonably common practice and hence can be included. - TwoOars 19:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
- A search for ("dental dam" "oral sex") returns about 39,500 ghits. A search for ("dental dam" "safer sex") returns about 31,400 ghits. Use of a dental dam during oral sex is a common safer sex practice; they're called "dental dams" in this usage. It's not vandalism. Joie de Vivre T 20:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. A dental dam is effective in protecting against STIs and is recommended by health professionals and governmental organizations for this purpose. I have never heard of any reputable authority recommending the use of a plastic bag as a condom. Joie de Vivre T 20:40, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proposal
It might be constructive to provide a link to the more detailed and apropo article located here: Limiting Fluid Exchange which discusses dental dams for sexual use in detail. Linking to that page would also have the positive effect of sending folks looking for info about using dental dams for safe sex to a page chock full of adjunct information . It is true that wikipedia is not censored, and I think the article is being somewhat censored because it is a Wikipedia Dentistry project and dental professionals probably find detailed sexual language concerning dental dams out-of-place and inappropriate on the page as they are already discussed in detail elsewhere.
A link to the more detailed information is a reasonable compromise and perfectly within the scope and spirit of Wikipedia. It's not about censorship, rather it's about an appropriate and proper place for all information. The topic on the page would be retained, with a statement that dental dams are also used as a safe sex practice and a link to the other page. Unless someone objects, I'll make the change in a few days to allow time for folks to discuss the suggestion here. Cheers. Supertheman (talk) 20:17, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
- I disagree with this. Individual WikiProjects cannot override how we handle content in general. I appreciate some may feel discomfort with its inclusion, but it's not covered here just for the sake of it. Dental dam use for safe sex is well-established & amply covered by RSs. It's perfectly appropriate to cover all genuine aspects of a topic on its eponymous article. –Whitehorse1 11:52, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Sexual health
Minor edit - link removal. Link was broken so I removed it. It was "Dental dam FAQ". True, there is a newer page from that external site thus. To be honest it's only a few lines about dental dams anyway. And, the other links (student one particularly) are good, so I don't think it's worth adding in. Whitehorse1 15:27, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
I think it would be nice to also have a picture of an unused dental dam, especially since it has more uses than the dental one, for which there is a picture. PanagosTheOther (talk) 23:30, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I also think it would be useful to expand the sex-related uses of this; I came to this page for information and what was here was surprisingly lacking. --78.86.105.201 (talk) 22:41, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
- I'm surprised at the insistence on sources here, and I think that might be fuelling some of the lack of edits. I can't say I'm knowledgeable enough to add much to this article myself, but there's definitely some health literature out there to clear up this kindof lopsided "debate" here, for example [1]. Phil Urich (talk) 05:33, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
