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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2017

A 24-year-old man complains of painful and bleeding gums. The condition onset was 3 days ago after the patient had a case of acute respiratory disease. Objectively the gingival mucosa is swollen, bright-red, bleeds on probing, painful on palpation; tips of the gingival papilla are rounded; soft dental deposit is observed. X-ray shows no changes in the bone. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Periodontitis
  2. Hypertrophic gingivitis
  3. Atrophic gingivitis
  4. Ulcerative gingivitis
  5. Catarrhal gingivitis
Correct answer

Catarrhal gingivitis

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