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A week ago an 18-year-old girl complained of pain in the 22 tooth which was treated and filled several years ago. Over the past two days the pain got worse. Objectively: the 22 tooth is filled, percussion is painful, mucous membrane is hyperaemic and edematic. Spot-film roentgenograph of the 22 tooth shows an ill-defined pariapical bone rarefaction 0,4x0,5 cm large. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Acute purulent periodontitis of the 22 tooth
  2. Suppuration of the radicular cyst
  3. Acute maxillary periostitis
  4. Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 22 tooth
  5. Acute odontogenic osteomyelitis
Correct answer

Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 22 tooth

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