Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2013
A 44-year-old patient consulted a dental surgeon about constant acute pain in the upper jaw region on the left that is getting worse during teeth joining. The pain appeared 3 days ago. Objectively: the face is symmetric, mouth opening is not limited. The crown of the 26 tooth is half-decayed. Probing of the carious cavity is painless. Percussion of the 26 tooth provokes acute pain. Mucous membrane of the alveolar process is edematic, hyperaemic at the level of the 26 tooth. The 26 tooth had been treated before. What is your provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Acute purulent periostitis of the left upper jaw extending from the 26 tooth
- Acute purulent periodontitis of the 26 tooth
- Acute pulpitis of the 26 tooth
- Periodontitis of the 26, 27, 28 teeth
- Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 26 tooth
Correct answer
Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 26 tooth
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