ADA NBDHE Dental Hygienist

Category - Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services

What is the term used when the marginal alveolar bone is denuded?
  1. Etching
  2. Col
  3. Fenestration
  4. Dehiscence
Explanation
Answer: D - When the marginal alveolar bone is denuded, it is termed dehiscence. The denuded condition forms a defect that extends apical to the normal level and exposes an abnormal amount of root surface.
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