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Nutrients proven to have a definitive healing effect on the periodontium are:

Labetalol and Metoprolol both fall under the same pharmacologic drug classification of beta blockers. The nurse knows that drugs in the same pharmacologic class share similar attributes. Which of the following attribute would not be similar among drugs of the same pharmacologic classification?

Under the federal Freedom of Information Act, a government agency has [BLANK-1] (how many?) working/business days to respond to a request for records after it receives the request?

After the ingestion of fermentable carbohydrates stops, the oral pH gradually returns to neutral in 30 to 60 minutes provided there is

According to the CAMBRA philosophy, the clinician first assesses the individual’s caries disease indicators, risk factors, and protective factors. The clinician then determines the level of caries risk (low, moderate, high, or extreme) based on the presence of caries disease indicators and the balance between pathologic and protective factors.

Ms. Breathe arrives for her initial appointment. She is a healthy 45-year-old female, and there are no changes noted in the medical history. During the examination you discover she has six 6-mm pockets, Class II furcation located on mandibular second molars, generalized slight recession and no missing teeth. What stage of periodontitis should be noted for this patient?

All of the following medications induce gingival enlargement, EXCEPT:

Dental caries is caused by

The initial layer of subgingival biofilm is composed of:

A periodontal pocket is a pocket formed by gingival enlargement without apical migration of the junctional epithelium. A gingival pocket is a pocket formed as a result of disease or degeneration that caused the junctional epithelium to migrate along the cementum.