DAM

n. Da"m. In dentistry, a mechanical device for prevent- See ARTERIA perincei. D's chutz, D'unterstiitzung. The art or ing the acce of saliva to a tooth during an operation. A common proce of preserving the continuity of the perinseum during parform is a perforated piece of sheet-rubber, the crown of the tooth turition. D'zerrei ung. Laceration of the perineeum. Querd'- being brought through the perforation. [A, 483.] muskel. See TRANS VERSUS perincei. Quere D's chlagader. [s. 504]