Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
A 14-year-old child was undergoing extraction of the 16 tooth on account of chronic periodontitis. During the tooth extraction it came to perforation of maxillary sinus along with penetration of the distal buccal root into the maxillary sinus. What is the further dentist's tactics?
Answer options
- The dentist should form a clottage without informing the patient
- The dentist himself should try to extract the root
- The dentist should perform maxillary sinusotomy in the outpatient setting
- The patient should be directed to the hospital for a surgical procedure
- The dentist should close the perforation with mucoperiosteal graft
Correct answer
The patient should be directed to the hospital for a surgical procedure
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