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ADA NBDE National Board Dental Part II

Category - NBDE II

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Pocketing that occurs without attachment loss is:
  1. Pseudo-attachment
  2. Pocket hyperplasia
  3. Pseudopocketing
  4. Scaling
Explanation
Answer: C - Pocketing that occurs without attachment loss is pseudopocketing. This condition is caused by the expansion of the marginal tissue coronally, not the epithelia attachment beyond its physiological level. The condition is found with the use of Dilantin and called Dilantin hyperplasia.
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