On your new patient you are using the light, explorers and radiographic images to determine where there are restorations, check the restorations for areas of decay and to determine where there is calculus to remove. On tooth #30 there is an area where there is a gap between the tooth and the amalgam that you can stick the explorer in. On tooth #18, there is excessive amalgam material that extends into the proximal embrasure space. You feel vibrations that indicate that there is calculus on many of proximal surfaces, you estimate about 25% of the surfaces total. One of the patient’s chief complaints for today is that his bridge fell out and he brought it with him in hopes it could be re-cemented. QUESTION: The dentist recommends replacing #18 with a new amalgam, the patient asks “why not composite”? Which of the following is the advantage that composite would have over amalgam?
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Which of the following lines the alveoli of the lungs?
Which of the following lines the alveoli of the lungs?
having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support veget…
having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
This image depicts which of the following events?
This image depicts which of the following events?
You are an American colonist living in Boston in 1770. Yo…
You are an American colonist living in Boston in 1770. You and other Bostonians are outraged about being taxed without having a representative in Parliament to vote on your behalf. “No taxation without representation!” you shout in unision with the crowd. Some dirty, know-it-all, Loyalist approaches you and says, “You know ack-shuallllllyyyyyy we are represented in Parliament. Each member of Parliament technically represents every British citizen no matter where they live.” What is this sorry excuse for representation known as?
True or false: George Washington had no military experience…
True or false: George Washington had no military experience before being asked to lead the Continental Army.
16. Which philosopher was the founder of the Stoics?
16. Which philosopher was the founder of the Stoics?
Microscopic animals that are abundant in the pelagic photic…
Microscopic animals that are abundant in the pelagic photic zone.
You are a Pennsylvania colonist living in the year 1763. The…
You are a Pennsylvania colonist living in the year 1763. The King and Parliament have passed a law that says you are not allowed to move and settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. What excuse does the king give for not letting you move west?
Aquatic area that has light levels too low to support photos…
Aquatic area that has light levels too low to support photosynthesis.