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Informed refusal means the patient gives notice to the health care provider that they do not want any treatment before they begin the decision-making process. Any statement made by the patient refusing treatment must be made in writing and added to the patient record.

An American Academy of Periodontology statement on the efficiency of lasers in the nonsurgical treatment of inflammatory periodontal disease states that there is excellent evidence to support use of a laser for subgingival periodontal instrumentation. However, in the context of peri-implantitis, laser therapy outcomes are similar to other commonly used surface detoxification methods.

Interdental aids are _____ for most patients.

Dentinal hypersensitivity is associated with:

All of the following are reasons for recurrence of moderate chronic periodontitis, except:

Acceptable irrigating solutions include all of the following, except:

Unlike antimicrobial agents that target ______, host modulation therapy targets _______.

Secondary signs and symptoms of endodontic-periodontal lesions include all of the following, except:

All of the following statements are true about biofilm, except:

A patient’s record indicates that they lost a small amount of alveolar bone to periodontitis about 5 years ago. Since the patient’s initial treatment, the periodontitis has remained in remission. Which term should the hygienist use when describing this patient’s periodontium to the dentist?