Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019
A 30-year-old woman addressed a dental surgeon with complaints of uncomfortable sensation of pressure in her upper right tooth, which aggravates due to hot stimulus, and foul smell from the mouth. Objectively: there is a deep carious cavity in the 17 tooth, which penetrates into the tooth cavity. Deep probing causes severe pain, percussion of the 17 tooth is painful. X-ray: there is slight widening of the periodontal fissure near the root apex. Electric pulp test - 70 microamperes. What final diagnosis can be made?
Answer options
- Exacerbation of chronic fibrous periodontitis
- Chronic fibrous periodontitis
- Chronic fibrous pulpitis
- Chronic gangrenous pulpitis
- Acute purulent pulpitis
Correct answer
Chronic gangrenous pulpitis
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