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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012

A 25-year-old student complains of a carious cavity in the 22 tooth. The fillings fell out 2 months ago. The tooth had been treated before for pulpitis. Objectively: there is a deep carious cavity with the rests of filling on the medial surface of the 22 tooth. The crown of the 22 tooth is dirty pink. X-ray shows a root canal filled with the filling material by 1/2 of the root length; in the region of the root apex there is a well-defined focus of destruction of bone tissue 0,3x0,3 cm large. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic fibrous periodontitis
  2. Radicular cyst
  3. Chronic granulating periodontitis
  4. Residual pulpitis
  5. Chronic granulomatous periodontitis
Correct answer

Chronic granulomatous periodontitis

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