Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2015
After extreme exposure to cold a 42-year-old patient complains of headache in the left frontal lobe and the left upper jaw. Objectively: the face is symmetrical; left nasal meatus breathing is obstructed, and serous-purulent discharge is being produced; palpation of the suborbital area and further along the mucogi-ngival fold in the 24th, 25th teeth projection reveals slight pain. Percussion of these teeth is painless. The 24th tooth has a filling. The alveolar process mucosa has no visible changes. X-ray imaging shows decreased pneumatization of the left maxillary sinus. What is the provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Acute periodontitis of the 24th
- Acute albuminous periostitis of the left maxilla
- Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 24th
- Exacerbation of chronic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
- Acute rhinogenous maxillary sinusitis
Correct answer
Exacerbation of chronic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
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