Periodontal Therapy and Surgery
Chapter 5 Periodontal Therapy and Surgery GENERAL COMMENTS Many improvements in periodontal therapy have become available to us in recent years, and technology seems to be escalating. Advances in periodontal…
Dental Radiology
Chapter 3 Dental Radiology In the United States during the 1970s, dental radiology was not incorporated routinely in the course of extractions and other procedures. During the 1980s, practitioners who…
Dental Equipment and Care
Chapter 2 Dental Equipment and Care SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE DENTAL DELIVERY SYSTEM A variety of equipment is available, which leads to the frequently asked question: “What type of dental equipment…
Maxillofacial Fractures
Chapter 10 Maxillofacial Fractures Frank J.M. Verstraete ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS • The mandible and maxilla differ from the rest of the skeleton in that they contain teeth. Most of the…
Exodontics
Chapter 6 Exodontics GENERAL COMMENTS • Teeth should not be sacrificed unnecessarily. In years past, when veterinary dentistry was taught in veterinary curricula, exodontics was one of the primary subjects….
Dental Records
Chapter 1 Dental Records • Clear, concise, complete dental records are important for all patients undergoing oral and dental examination and treatment. Records are the most critical evidence that can…
General Health Safety and Ergonomics in the Veterinary Dental Workplace
Chapter 13 General Health Safety and Ergonomics in the Veterinary Dental Workplace • The purpose of this chapter is to make veterinarians and veterinary technicians aware of general work-related hazards…
Anesthesia and Pain Management in Dental and Oral Procedures
Chapter 11 Anesthesia and Pain Management in Dental and Oral Procedures Meghan Richey There is a vast amount of information about anesthesia that is beyond the scope of this book…
Regional and Local Anesthesia
Chapter 12 Regional and Local Anesthesia GENERAL COMMENTS • Local dental nerve blocks can be performed in conjunction with general anesthesia for greater pain relief and reduced general anesthetic levels…
The Welfare Implications of Housing Captive Wild and Domesticated Birds
Fig. 3.1 Relevant features of the natural habitat have been provided for these spoonbills in the form of several nesting platforms, sticks for nesting material and an adjacent body of…
