Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2017
A 44-year-old patient consulted a dental surgeon about constant acute pain in the upper jaw region on the left that aggravates during teeth joining. The pain appeared 3 days ago. Objectively: the face is symmetric, mouth opening is not limited. The crown of the 26 tooth is half-decayed. Probing of the carious cavity is painless. Percussion of the 26 tooth provokes acute pain. Mucous membrane of the alveolar process is edematic, hyperemic at the level of the 26 tooth. The 26 tooth had been treated before. What is your provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Periodontitis of the 26, 27, and 28 teeth
- Acute pulpitis of the 26 tooth
- Acute suppurative periostitis of the left upper jaw extending from the 26 tooth
- Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 26 tooth
- Acute suppurative periodontitis of the 26 tooth
Correct answer
Exacerbation of chronic periodontitis of the 26 tooth
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