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Given Cindy’s periodontal diagnosis and medical/dental history, which of the following ultrasonic settings would be best suited to complete her root debridement using R/L ultraonsic inserts?

When is an ideal time to place Arestin in your patient treatment plan?

Which of the following advantages of ultrasonic root debridement is most closely tied to this patient’s periodontal needs?

The periodontal assessment shows pockets of 4-5mm that were previous in the 5-6mm range. Which of the following most accurately describes the reason for this change?

Given this patient’s dental history and most current assessments outlined above, what is the best course of treatment for today’s appointment?

What setting should your powered instrument (cavitron) be at when completing care for inactive periodontal disease?

The right and left cavitron tip is a set of paired, area specific instruments that are similar to a furcation probe.

What is the percentage of N2O a patient receives when effect is felt at 2 liters of N2O and 6 liters of oxygen?

Which of the following instrument types would be most appropriate for root debridement in the furcation of #14?

All of the following are goals of nonsurgical periodontal therapy except: