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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2008

Microscopical examination of discharges from the gums of a patient ill with paradontosis revealed some protozoan pear-shaped organisms 6-13 micrometer long. The parasite has one nucleus and undulating membrane, there are four flagella at the front of its body. What protozoan were found?

Answer options

  1. Trichomonads
  2. Leishmania
  3. Amoebae
  4. Balantidia
  5. Lamblia
Correct answer

Trichomonads

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