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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2012

A 33-year-old female patient has been admitted to the maxillofacial department with complaints of pain and edema of the right submandibular region, body temperature rise up to 39,5°C. Objectively: the patient has asymmetric face because of soft tissue edema of the right submandibular region, palpation reveals a dense infiltration, the skin over it is hyperemic, does not make a fold. The 46 tooth has a deep carious cavity. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Acute right-sided osteomyelitis of mandible
  2. Acute purulent periostitis of mandible
  3. Acute submandibular sialoadenitis
  4. Submandibular phlegmon on the right
  5. Acute purulent submandibular lymphadenitis
Correct answer

Submandibular phlegmon on the right

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