Periodontics · single question
Reassessment of oral-hygiene instruction during periodontal therapy belongs to which phase?
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Correct answer: A. Disease-control (Phase I / hygienic) phase
OHI and its reassessment = disease-control (Phase I) therapy.
- A. Correct. OHI and its reassessment are part of cause-related, disease-control therapy.
- B. Maintenance (Phase IV) follows active therapy; reassessing OHI mid-treatment is disease control.
- C. Surgery is Phase II, separate from hygiene reinforcement/reassessment.