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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

  1. Localized periodontitis
  2. Atrophic gingivitis
  3. Catarrhal gingivitis
  4. Hypertrophic gingivitis
  5. Ulcerative gingivitis
Correct answer

Catarrhal gingivitis

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