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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2013

A patient complains of limited mouth opening, pain during swallowing, fever up to 38,5°C, weakness, indisposition. Objectively: the mouth opens up to 1 cm. After Berchet anesthesia examination of the oral cavity revealed edema, hyperemia, tenderness of the pterygomandibular fold. Lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls are intact. The 38 tooth is semi-impacted. Palpation of the internal surface of the mandibular angle is painful. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Phlegmon of pterygomandibular space
  2. Acute pericoronitis of the 38 tooth region
  3. Phlegmon of peripharyngeal space
  4. Acute tonsillitis
  5. Phlegmon of the infratemporal region
Correct answer

Phlegmon of pterygomandibular space

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