Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2020
A 20-year-old woman complains of pain in the area of tooth 38. The pain increases during swallowing and opening her mouth wide. Objectively, the crown of tooth 38 is partially covered in mucosa, from under which a purulent exudate is being discharged. Palpation is painful. The mucosa over tooth 38 is hyperemic and swollen. Make the provisional diagnosis:
Answer options
- Acute suppurative periostitis
- Acute serous periostitis
- Acute catarrhal pericoronitis
- Acute ulcerative pericoronitis
- Acute suppurative pericoronitis
Correct answer
Acute suppurative pericoronitis
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