A 58-year-old woman is postmenopausal and in good health.She takes one 5-mg aspirin tablet per day to control the pain from the osteoarthritis in her hands and has recently stopped taking 1 mg of estrogen per day.She has 4- to 5-mm probing depths,minimal recession,and moderate subgingival calculus throughout her mouth.Plaque control is poor,and generalized gingival and interproximal plaque are observed.The treatment plan includes oral hygiene instructions,including improved brushing,flossing with a tool,and quadrant scaling and root planing.Although the patient has not regularly visited the dentist during her life,she is cooperative and eager to improve her oral health.The overall prognosis for this patient is likely to be: 
A) Excellent
B) Good
C) Poor to fair
D) Questionable
E) Hopeless
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A) Global
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Q7: The patient ultimately decides the treatment plan
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