Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2011
A 52-year-old patient complains about teeth mobility, gingival hemorrhage. The 44, 45, 34, 35 teeth present with I degree mobility, the 43, 42, 41, 31, 32, 33 teeth present with II-degree of teeth mobility. There is gingival edema, parodontal pouches are 5-6 mm deep. X-ray picture shows destruction of bone tissue by 1/2 of root length. A dentist made a diagnosis: generalized periodontitis of median severity. What orthopaedic construction is the most efficient in this situation?
Answer options
- Plastic mouthguard
- Elbrecht splint
- Mamlock splint
- Murray’s splint
- Temporary Novotny splint
Correct answer
Elbrecht splint
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