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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2015

A 12-year-old boy complains of a cavity in a tooth on the lower left jaw. Objectively: 1/3 of the 36th tooth is destroyed, the carious cavity opens into the dental cavity; there is sensitivity to cold stimulus; probing and percussion are painless. X-ray imaging shows the periodontal fissure of the 36th tooth roots to be widened. What is the provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic fibrous periodontitis
  2. Chronic granulomatous periodontitis
  3. Chronic granulating periodontitis
  4. Chronic gangrenous pulpitis
  5. Chronic simple pulpitis
Correct answer

Chronic fibrous periodontitis

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