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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2013

A 6-year-old patient complains of a long-lasting pain in a lower right tooth that is getting worse when biting down on food. The tooth has been previously treated for caries. Objectively: the cavity on the occlusal surface of the 36 tooth is filled, percussion is painful. Along the mucogingival fold in the projection of the 36 tooth roots there is a fistula with purulent discharge. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Radicular cyst of mandible
  2. Chronic granulomatous periodontitis
  3. Chronic granulating periodontitis
  4. Chronic fibrous periodontitis
  5. Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis
Correct answer

Chronic granulating periodontitis

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