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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2011

A patient consulted a dental surgeon about extraction of the roots of the 36 tooth. The tooth decayed long ago. Objectively: the crown of the 36 is destroyed by 2/3, percussion is painless, mucosa around the 36 tooth exhibits no evident pathological changes. X-ray picture of the alveolar process shows a roundish well-defined radiolucency near the apex of the medial root. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic fibrous periodontitis
  2. Chronic granulomatous periodontitis
  3. Acute purulent periodontitis
  4. Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis
  5. Chronic granulating periodontitis
Correct answer

Chronic granulomatous periodontitis

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