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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2010

A 16-year-old patient complains about experiencing gingival enlargement, pain and hemorrhage throughout a year. Objectively: gingival papillae are enlarged and overlap tooth crowns by 1/2 of their height. Gums exhibit bright red granulations and are painful on palpation. There are considerable calculus deposits. X-ray picture shows no changes of alveolar process. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Localised periodontitis
  2. Ulcerous gingivitis
  3. Catarrhal gingivitis
  4. Hypertrophic gingivitis
  5. Generalized periodontitis
Correct answer

Hypertrophic gingivitis

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