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Article: What every dental practitioner should know about how to examine patients with dental implants

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1. The definition of success indicates the:

A. implant is simply present at the follow-up but its condition is not specified

B. presence of the implant at the follow-up appointment and complications are absent

C. patient has not made a formal complaint

D. implant has various problems but all of them can be addressed

2. To what is one of the major causes of late implant failure attributed?

A. bonding failure

B. peri-implantitis

C. implant fracture

D. metal fatigue

3. In the suggested mnemonic to help implant examination (Safety Is Overseen By Dentists On Monitoring Clues From Reviews), what do the two 'O's stand for?

A. oral hygiene and occasional bleeding

B. overt TMJ pain and overdentures

C. obvious skeletal discrepancies and occlusal radiography

D. oral hygiene and occlusion

4. What value should pocket depths around healthy implants generally be?

A. <5 mm

B. <2 mm

C. 5-6 mm

D. 6-8 mm

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