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A 7 year old male patient presents to the clinic for routine dental examination and has history of frequent snacking and sugary beverages. Intraoral examination shows multiple pit and fissure caries and subsurface enamel porosity manifesting as milky white opacity. Tactile probing should not be used in this case because of all of the following EXCEPT?

AInsertion of the explorer into the suspected lesion inevitably disrupts the surface layer covering very early lesions, thereby eliminating the possibility for remineralization of the decalcified area
BProbing of lesions and suspected lesions results in the transport of cariogenic bacteria from one area to another
CFrank lesions requiring restoration are generally apparent visually without the need for probing.
DIt may induce spontaneous bleeding
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