Patient home-care instructions for someone with provisional coverage should instruct him to:
A)"pop" the floss out of the contact.
B)pull floss through the contact, either to the facial or lingual side, once floss is placed below the contact.
C)have the provisional coverage recemented or replaced if it becomes loose or is lost.
D)leave the provisional coverage out of the mouth until the final restoration is cemented if it becomes loose or is lost.

Question

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Pulling the floss through the contact either to the facial or lingual side is the correct technique to avoid dislodging or loosening the provisional coverage. Leaving it out of the mouth or having it recemented or replaced may not always be necessary or appropriate. Popping the floss out of the contact can cause damage or displacement of the temporary restoration.

Patient Home-Care Instructions for Someone with Provisional Coverage Should Instruct