Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2019
During preventive examination a 40-year-old man presents with the following changes: marginal gingiva is enlarged, torus-shaped, cyanotic, slightly bleeding when touched with a dental probe; there is no pain. Staining the gums with Lugol’s iodine solution results in light-brown coloring of mucosa. Make the diagnosis:
Answer options
- Chronic catarrhal gingivitis
- Chronic hypertrophic gingivitis
- Acute catarrhal gingivitis
- Exacerbation of chronic catarrhal gingivitis
- Generalized periodontitis
Correct answer
Chronic catarrhal gingivitis
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