Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019
A 30-year-old patient is diagnosed with acute suppurative odontogenic periostitis of the upper left jaw originating from tooth 23. The crown of 23 on the left is destroyed with caries by 1/3. Teeth 22 and 24 are intact. Spot- film X-ray shows widening of the periodontal fissure of 23. What treatment would be the most advisable in this case?
Answer options
- Extraction of the causative tooth, periosteotomy
- Extraction of the causative tooth, physiotherapy
- Periosteotomy and pharmacotherapy followed by treatment of the causative tooth
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- Extraction of the causative tooth, pharmacotherapy
Correct answer
Periosteotomy and pharmacotherapy followed by treatment of the causative tooth
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