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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2020

A 48-year-old woman complains of itching gums and increased teeth sensitivity to thermal and chemical stimuli. Objectively, the dental cervices are exposed. The gums are firm and pale. There is a small amount of supragingival dental plaque. In the area of teeth 13, 14, 24, and 25 there are cuneiform defects, probing of which is painful. The patient was provisionally diagnosed with periodontosis. What X-ray presentation is characteristic of this disease?

Answer options

  1. Bone pocket formation
  2. Diffuse osteoporosis
  3. Uneven resorption of the alveolar bone
  4. Vertical resorption
  5. Horizontal resorption
Correct answer

Horizontal resorption

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