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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2013

A 19-year-old male patient consulted a dentist about gingival pain and bleeding when eating and brushing his teeth. Objectively: anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth are overcrowded, there is hyperemia, cyanosis and overgrowth of gingival papillae up to 1/3 of the crown height. The soft plaque is present. The gums bleed when touched with a tool. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic catarrhal gingivitis
  2. Chronic hypertrophic gingivitis
  3. Ulcerative gingivitis
  4. Generalized periodontitis
  5. Localized periodontitis
Correct answer

Chronic hypertrophic gingivitis

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