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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012

A 20-year-old pregnant woman complains of gingival enlargement, bleeding and pain during eating and tooth brushing. Objectively: gingival papillae on the upper and lower jaw are hyperaemic, haemorrhagic, painfu, cover the crowns of teeth by 1/2. Scalloped contours of marginal gingiva are abnormal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic catarrhal gingivitis
  2. Generalized periodontitis
  3. Acute catarrhal gingivitis
  4. Hypertrophic gingivitis, fibrous form
  5. Hypertrophic gingivitis, edematous form
Correct answer

Hypertrophic gingivitis, edematous form

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