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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2016

A patient complains of acute short-term toothache caused by thermal and chemical irritants. The tooth has not been treated before, the pain arose about a month ago. Objectively: on the occlusal surface of the 36 tooth there is a deep carious cavity within circumpulpal dentin with overhanging chalky enamel. Probing of the cavity floor causes slight pain. There is also short-term pain from the cold stimulus. The result of electric pulp test is 8 microamperes. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Pulp hyperemia
  2. Acute median caries
  3. Chronic fibrous pulpitis
  4. Acute deep caries
  5. Chronic deep caries
Correct answer

Acute deep caries

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