Rubber Cup Polishing

question 29

Multiple Choice

Rubber cup polishing:

• A) removes some of the fluoride-rich layer of enamel
• B) is used to remove small bits of calculus after scaling
• C) should be used on every patient at his or her recall
• D) helps strengthen decalcified enamel

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