Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2008
A 20-year-old patient complains about gingival pain and hemorrhage she has been suffering from for a week. The pain is getting worse during eating, hemorrhage is usually induced by mechanical stimuli. Objectively: there are evident hyperemia and edema of gums in the area of inferior frontal teeth. Apices of gingival papillae are dome-shaped, enlarged. Gum palpation causes pain, slight hemorrhage. No roentgenological changes were revealed. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Localized periodontitis
- Atrophic gingivitis
- Catarrhal gingivitis
- Hypertrophic gingivitis
- Ulcerative gingivitis
Correct answer
Catarrhal gingivitis
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