Question 214 · LDEK · Abscesses and phlegmons
Indicate the true statements concerning the treatment of the intraoral abscess:
1) in healthy patients it is mainly local;
2) in the case of a multiradicular tooth it requires performing Trauner procedure with simultaneous pulp chamber opening;
3) it always requires the incision of the abscess, regardless of the implemented treatment;
4) waiving the extraction during the first appointment is possible when the tooth requires surgical removal;
5) it requires using antibiotics in any case as supportive treatment;
6) in the abscess of the canine fossa or the root of the tongue, the patient requires hospitalization.
The correct answer is:
2) in the case of a multiradicular tooth it requires performing Trauner procedure with simultaneous pulp chamber opening;
3) it always requires the incision of the abscess, regardless of the implemented treatment;
4) waiving the extraction during the first appointment is possible when the tooth requires surgical removal;
5) it requires using antibiotics in any case as supportive treatment;
6) in the abscess of the canine fossa or the root of the tongue, the patient requires hospitalization.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,6.
- B. 1,4,6.
- C. 1,2,3.
- D. 1,4,5,6.
- E. 1,3,5,6.
Hint
Think about when local treatment alone suffices, when incision can be skipped or extraction postponed, and which sites threaten dangerous spread.
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