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Place the steps of a scaling, curettage, and polishing appointment in order.
  1 . Polish the teeth with prophy paste
  2 . Examine the oral cavity
  3 . Use scalers and curettes
  4 . Floss and rinse the mouth
 a. 1, 2, 3, 4
  b. 4, 1, 3, 2
  c. 2, 3, 1, 4
  d. 2, 1, 3, 4

Question 2

Removing the subgingival deposits, smoothing the root surface, and removing irritants from deep pockets is termed ____________.
 a. routine prophylaxis
  b. periodontal scaling
  c. polishing
  d. none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

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RATIONALE: The steps of a scaling, curettage, and polishing appointment are: - Examine the oral cavity - Use scalers and curettes - Polish the teeth with prophy paste - Floss the mouth

Answer to Question 2

b
RATIONALE: Removing the subgingival deposits, smoothing the root surface, and removing irritants from deep pockets is termed periodontal scaling.




shenderson6

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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