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A 35-year-old man came to a hospital with complaints of pain in the right lower jaw, fever, chills, and a swelling. Examination detects detachment of the periosteum with accumulation of inflammatory exudate between the periosteum and the bone, perifocal edema of soft tissues, and partial liquefaction of the periosteum. What diagnosis can be suspected in this case?

Answer options

  1. -
  2. Local parodontitis
  3. Purulent periostitis
  4. Granulating periodontitis
  5. Parodontosis
Correct answer

Purulent periostitis

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