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1. a greater success rate results.
2. the same rules of mechanical
preparation and filling must be
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appointments.
4. there is greater assurance that all
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5. there is a danger of sensitizing
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2. sensory.
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(1) a greater success rate results
(2) the same rules of mechanical preparation and filling must be observed
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A child has a carious exposure of the pulp in the first molar. The cavity is filled with pink tissue which bleeds when punctured by the explorer. The tissue is slightly sensitive to touch. This is indicative of
chronic hyperplastic pulpitis.NDEB released questions 2012 online set 1
A loss of sensation in the lower lip may be produced by
1. Bell's palsy.
2. metastatic malignancy to the body of the mandible.
3. trigeminal neuralgia.
4. fracture in the mandibular first molar region.
(2) and (4)
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