EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1.
A person is most likely to neglect oral hygiene:
a. When instruction is provided in large groups.
c.
Under field or combat conditions.
2.
The most effective measures in maintaining oral health are those the individual
performs ________________________.
3.
A suitable toothbrush:
a. Has soft nylon bristles.
b. Is clean and dry.
c.
Has bristles which are resilient.
d. Items "a" and "b" above.
e. Items "a," "b," and "c" above.
4.
The purpose of toothbrushing is to __________ the teeth and to __________
gingival tissue.
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