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NBDHE VIP Certification Practice Exam III
NBDHE — The National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) is administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE); it consists of 350 items (300 scored, 50 pretest) divided into Component A (dental hygiene science) and Component B (case-based patient scenarios), with 8 hours total testing time and a passing scaled score of 75.
53
Questions
420m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 53👑 VIP
A 58-year-old male patient presents with generalized moderate chronic periodontitis. His medical history reveals he takes amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) for hypertension. During the clinical examination, you observe firm, lobulated gingival tissue that nearly obscures the clinical crown of teeth #7 and #8. The patient reports that the tissue has been enlarging over the past two years. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate initial management strategy for this patient?
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