PARULIS is an inflammatory enlargement seen in_______________?
Correct answer: D. End of sinus tract
- A. None of the above
- B. Extraction Socket
- C. Due to irritation from calculus / over hanging restoration
- D. End of sinus tract
Explanation
A parulis, or gum boil, is the localized inflammatory swelling at the opening of a draining sinus tract from a dental abscess. Calculus and overhanging restorations cause localized gingival enlargement but not a parulis.
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