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Sam007
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From: NH
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posted 01-08-2001 07:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sam007     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ok, this might sound wierd, but what do dental dams look like and where is the best place to get them?

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Lin
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From: Singapore
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 01-09-2001 06:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Dental dams, or latex barriers, are flat sheets of latex rubber that are used for safer oral sex. They are placed against either the vagina or the anus for use in oral-vaginal or oral-anal sex. If used properly, before any contact is made, they can help reduce the risk of transmitting HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases. From safesense.com

I am not sure where it is sold since I am millions of miles away but a cheaper and more commonly found alternative is saran wrap. If you are of age, you can always buy dental dams online.

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Gumdrop Girl
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From: Los Angeles, CA ... somewhere off the 10
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posted 01-09-2001 06:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gumdrop Girl     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A dental dam is a thin square of rubber slightly thicker than cling film and measure about ten centimeters by ten centimeters.

You can make your own dental dams by unrolling and cutting off the tip of a regular (penis-covering)condom. Unfurl, and taDA! A makeshift dental dam.

But as Lin said, plastic wrap (cling fim) works just as well and is pretty cheap. And it doesn't taste like latex.

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