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A 37-year-old patient complains of gingival hemorrhage, offensive breath, tooth mobility, difficult mastication. Objectively: the gums are of cyanotic-red colour, periodontal pockets are 6 mm deep and contain serous exudate, there is II class tooth mobility, moderate amount of subgingival and supragingival tartar; hygiene index is 3 points, there is traumatic occlusion along the entire length of the dental arches. What is your provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Acute generalized II grade periodontitis
  2. Acute generalized grade I periodontitis
  3. Hypertrophic gingivitis
  4. Chronic generalized grade II periodontitis
  5. Histiocytosis-X
Correct answer

Chronic generalized grade II periodontitis

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