Contents:
- Medical Video: What Are Dental Dams and How Do You Use Them During Oral Sex?
- What is a dental dam?
- How do you use a dental dam?
- What sexual diseases can be prevented by using a dental dam?
- Condoms can be used as a dental dam emergency
Medical Video: What Are Dental Dams and How Do You Use Them During Oral Sex?
Although it is not possible to get pregnant through oral sex, you can still contract venereal disease if you arenot done in a safe way. However, just using a condom is not necessarily enough to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections from oral sex. Because, not all parts of the penis are covered with condoms so that it does not rule out the possibility that the infection can still be transferred to other people when receiving or giving oral sex. Venereal disease can move from the genital area to the mouth and from the mouth to the genital area through semen or vaginal fluid, for example when swallowing sperm (intentionally or not), or through direct contact with skin or wounds. The solution,You need to use a dental dam.
What is a dental dam?
Initially, dental dams were only used specifically during dental procedures at the dentist to protect the patient's mouth area from bacteria when the mouth and teeth were being cleaned. However, now this tool is commonly used as a protective method during sexual intercourse, considering there is a large risk of transmission of venereal diseases through oral and anal sex.
Dental dam has the same principles as condoms in general. That is as a barrier method so that body fluids from one person do not move to another person during oral sex and / or oral-anal sex (rimming). Dental dam is used to protect you from venereal disease that can spread from the mouth, throat, or anus.
Dental dam is a thin rectangular sheet of rubber latex that can be stretched. Dental dam is available in silicone or polyurethane versions as an alternative for people who are allergic to latex.
How do you use a dental dam?
This product is used for oral-vaginal sex or also for oral-anal. Dental dam works as a barrier or shield between a person's mouth and his partner's penis, vagina, or anus.
How to use it is stretched to cover the openings of the genital area (such as the vaginal opening or anal canal) during oral sex from the beginning to the end so that there is no direct contact between skin or skin with body fluids.
Following are the steps for using it:
- Remove the product from the packaging and make sure that the condition is still good.
- Check the expiration date
- Make sure that no parts are torn.
- Use the tool to cover the vaginal or anal mouth.
- After use, tie and dispose of it in the trash and do not use it repeatedly.
Just like condoms, these safety sheets can only be used for one time sex, from the beginning to the end. Replace with a new one for further use. Dental dam must also be stretched first in the genital area before actually having oral sex; don't just use it when it's in the middle of the "round". This safety device can only be removed after you and your partner are sure to be completely finished.
What sexual diseases can be prevented by using a dental dam?
There are many sexually transmitted diseases that can spread through oral sex, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes viruses (types 1 and 2), HPV and HIV. Depending on the type of oral to genital contact, STIs can affect the throat, genital area (penis or vagina), urethra, anus, and rectum. For example, if your partner has an infection of their penis or vagina (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea), and you do oral sex without using a barrier, you can catch an STI in your mouth and throat.
A study in the New England Journal of Medical states that unsafe oral sex can cause throat cancer in men and cervical cancer in women due to HPV infection.
Condoms can be used as a dental dam emergency
This safety device is already available in packaging products. However, if you don't find this type of product, you can use a new condom to be used as an emergency alternative. Here's a guide to making it from condoms:
- Make sure if the condom is new and still good, there are no parts that are torn or damaged.
- Cut both ends of the condom, the tip of the head of the penis and the edge of the rubber top.
- Cut the condom lengthwise on one side so that it forms a rectangle.
- Use this condom cut as you wish to use a dental dam (see above)
Using a dental dam can greatly reduce the risk of transmitting infectious sexually transmitted diseases. However, dental dam is not a preferred safety method for protecting yourself during oral sex. Condoms must be the first choice for all kinds of sexual activity. Condoms must be prioritized for use during oral sex activities that specifically involve the mouth to the penis (blowjob) rather than "dental dams".
