Question 183 · LDEK · Periodontal and oral mucosal diseases in children
A 12-year-old patient came to the dentist's office because of a slight elevation at the bottom of the mouth, which is painless, soft, blue-gray, well demarcated from the surroundings. The probable diagnosis is:
- A. gingival cyst.
- B. Epstein pearl.
- C. Bohn's nodule.
- D. extravasation cyst.
- E. eruption cyst.
Hint
A bluish, soft, painless swelling in the floor of the mouth points to a salivary-gland origin.
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