Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2017
An ambulance has delivered an 8year-old child to an admission room. An oral surgeon has made the following diagnosis: odontogenic phlegmon of the right submandibular area. What surgical approach would be advicable for open treatment of this phlegmon?
Answer options
- Dissection in the area of pterygomandibular fold
- Dissection along the lower neck fold
- Dissection in the submandibular area, parallel to the mandible
- Dissection parallel to the torus mandibularis
- Dissection around the mandibular angle
Correct answer
Dissection in the submandibular area, parallel to the mandible
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