Introduction Because the airway extends from the oral or nasal cavity to the alveoli, airway compromise or respiratory disease has numerous manifestations. Complications can be encountered in both the upper…
General considerations While the importance of acute perioperative pain management for dogs and cats has been embraced by veterinarians in recent years, chronic pain management has lagged behind. Barriers to…
INDICATIONS Intraoral radiology is an integral part of veterinary dentistry, from diagnostics to therapy to evaluation of response to therapy. Ideal: full mouth radiographs on every patient, each dental visit…
INDICATIONS Cause for extraction Periodontal disease Endodontic disease: open canal; nonvital pulp; poor transillumination; periapical bone loss Tooth resorption Retained (persistent) deciduous teeth Supernumerary, crowded, or maloccluded teeth Decision process:…
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW Caries is the decay of the dental hard tissues (enamel, cementum, and dentin) due to the effects of oral bacteria on fermentable carbohydrates on the tooth surface Caries is…
INDICATIONS To access site for effective treatment Extraction site Flap design is discussed in this chapter; additional extraction steps discussed in Chapter 8 Periodontal surgery of deep pockets (greater than…
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW Tooth resorption is defined as resorption of dental hard tissue by odontoclasts Odontoclasts derive from hematopoietic stem cells, migrate from blood vessels of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone…
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW Traumatic tooth injuries may involve fracture of enamel, dentin, and cement or damage to the periodontium May involve the crown and root of the affected tooth Classified as uncomplicated…
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW A pathological pathway between the mucosal surface of the oral and nasal cavities (Fig. 28-1) Communication between the mouth and nasal cavity can occur from lesions around any of…
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW Enlargement of gingival tissue due to proliferation of its elements (abnormal multiplication or increase in the number of cells in normal arrangement) ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Dogs/cats Genetics: probable familial tendency—boxers Hyperplastic…
