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A 42-year-old patient complains about gingival pain, progressing gingival hemorrhage, increasing tooth mobility, halitosis. Objectively: gums are evidently hyperaemic, extremely edematic, they bleed easily on palpation. Tooth roots are exposed, parodontal pouches are 4-6 mm deep, and contain purulent exudate, there is also supragingival and subgingival dental calculus. II-III grade tooth mobility is present. Orthopantomogram shows resorption of interdental septa down to 1/2 of their height. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Exacerbation of generalized I degree periodontitis
  2. Chronic generalized II degree periodontitis
  3. Exacerbation of generalized II degree periodontitis
  4. Exacerbation of generalized III degree periodontitis
  5. Chronic generalized III degree periodontitis
Correct answer

Exacerbation of generalized II degree periodontitis

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