Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012
A 4-year-old girl complains of spontaneous acute toothache in the upper jaw on the right increasing during eating. The pain arose two days ago. Objectively: there is a deep carious cavity filled with softened dentin in the 55 tooth. There is no intercommunication with the tooth cavity. Probing of the cavity floor is slightly painful. Percussion is painful. What is the presumptive diagnosis?
Answer options
- Acute purulent periodontitis
- Acute generalized (serous) pulpitis
- Exacerbation of chronic gangrenous pulpitis
- Acute purulent pulpitis
- Acute pulpitis complicated by periodontitis
Correct answer
Acute pulpitis complicated by periodontitis
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