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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019

A 25-year-old man complains of a cavity in his lower left tooth, pain after eating sweet, sour, or solid food. Objectively in tooth 16 there is a deep carious cavity filled with light- colored softened dentin. Probing of the cavity floor is painful, pain stimulus is painful, but cold abates immediately after the stimulus is removed. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic fibrous pulpitis
  2. Acute median caries
  3. Chronic deep caries
  4. Acute focal pulpitis
  5. Acute deep caries
Correct answer

Acute deep caries

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