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A 19-year-old patient came to a dentofacial clinic with complaints of pain in the gonial angle on the right, impaired mouth opening and painful chewing. The signs had been persisting for 5 days, emerged spontaneously and had been aggravating gradually. Mandibular contracture is of the III-degree. On examination of the oral cavity: hyperemia, edema of the retromolar space on the right, hood-shaped mucosa from under which pus is being discharged and 2 tooth tubercles can be detected. X-ray shows oblique medial tooth position. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Fracture of the gonial angle
  2. Acute submandibular sialadenitis
  3. Acute suppurative periostitis from the 48 tooth
  4. Chronic local mandibular osteomyelitis
  5. Acute suppurative pericoronitis of the 48 tooth
Correct answer

Acute suppurative pericoronitis of the 48 tooth

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