Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
A 35-year-old patient complains about a cavity in a lower jaw tooth on the left, and the pain caused by sweet, sour and solid food. Examination of the 36 tooth revealed a deep carious cavity filled with light softened dentine. Probing of the carious cavity floor is painful, reaction to the cold stimulus is painful, undurable. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Chronic deep caries
- Acute deep caries
- Acute focal pulpitis
- Chronic fibrous pulpitis
- Acute median caries
Correct answer
Acute deep caries
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