Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2008
A 13-year-old child has been suffering from pain in the left inferior molar induced by cold stimuli for several months. Objectively: on the masticatory surface of the 37 tooth there is a carious cavity with overhanging enamel edges filled with circumpulpar dentin. The cavity is filled with light softened dentin. Probing of the cavity floor is somewhat painful. Cold stimuli cause short-term pain. Make a provisional diagnosis:
Answer options
- Chronic median caries
- Acute deep caries
- Chronic fibrous pulpitis
- Chronic deep caries
- Acute median caries
Correct answer
Acute deep caries
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