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Match the key term to correct definition

An injury to the ____ will always result in scar formation.

All of the below conditions can be found on buccal mucosa EXCEPT?

What is primary function of macrophage?

A new medicine is created to replace the old standard that has a success rate of 27% in treating a particular disease. Of the 350 people with the disease, 133, when treated, had a successful outcome.  When testing to see if the new medicine has a better success rate, what is the correct null hypothesis?

You are seeing a patient in your office. The patient is very compliant and comes every 6 months for dental hygiene recare. The patient reports they have a fluid filled lesion that  hasn’t healed for over 4 weeks on inside of lip. The doctor is not in the office. What is your obligation as a dental hygienist/dental therapist? What are the steps you should take to make sure all information is gathered? Explain what you would do for this patient. 

All of the following lesions result from trauma EXCEPT?

Explain the process of acute inflammation becoming chronic inflammation. What does this process look like clinically? Be as specific as possible.     

Which of the following best describes the microscopic appearance of a granuloma?

What is the type of inflammation that is long lasting and causes extensive tissue destruction?