Periodontics · single question
Earliest phase of wound healing where BOTH bacterial elimination AND blood clot stabilization occur?
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Correct answer: A. Inflammatory phase
INFLAMMATORY phase (days 1-4): neutrophils phagocytose bacteria; macrophages debride; fibrin clot stabilized by cross-linking. Hemostasis comes first (seconds to minutes — platelet plug/initial clot). Proliferative phase = fibroplasia, angiogenesis.