Question 282 · LDEK · Periapical diseases
A 35-year-old patient reports with a single lesion of about 3 mm in diameter, located on the alveolar mucosa, which appeared about a week ago on the buccal side in the region of the root apex of tooth 23. The tooth 23 was painless, not tender on percussion. The X-ray picture revealed translucency by the apex of tooth 23. The above changes are most likely to be:
- A. minor aphthous ulceration.
- B. acute apical abscess.
- C. sinus tract.
- D. periodontal cyst.
- E. apical granuloma.
Hint
A small, painless mucosal lesion over the apex of a tooth with a periapical radiolucency suggests a drainage pathway.
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