Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2014
A 34-year-old patient complains of intense, tearing, throbbing pain in the 17 tooth, which appeared for the first time and persists for 4 days. Percussion causes acute pain in any direction, the tooth is mobile, the mucosa around the 17 tooth is hyperemic and edematous; palpation of the mucogingival junction causes acute pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Acute suppurative pulpitis
- Acute serous periodontitis
- Localized periodontitis
- Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis
- Acute suppurative periodontitis
Correct answer
Acute suppurative periodontitis
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