All of the Following Statements Are True Regarding Professionally Applied

question 11

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true regarding professionally applied sodium fluoride (NaF) except which one?

• A) NaF therapy should be applied in accordance with the level of caries risks.
• B) Professionally applied NaF gel or foam has a 2% fluoride concentration.
• C) NaF will not damage porcelain crowns or composite restorations.
• D) NaF is the most common professionally applied fluoride agent.

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Biofeedback

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The ability of a product or treatment to produce a desired effect under ideal and controlled conditions.

Placebos

Inactive substances or treatments used in controlled experiments to test the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, serving as a control group to the active treatments.