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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

  1. Exacerbation of chronic fibrous periodontitis
  2. Chronic fibrous periodontitis
  3. Chronic fibrous pulpitis
  4. Chronic gangrenous pulpitis
  5. Acute purulent pulpitis
Correct answer

Chronic gangrenous pulpitis

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