Tag: abscess
Dog with Persistent Suborbital Abscess
by Brett on Dec.24, 2009, under Veterinary Dental Cases
This is Lexie. She was treated with antibiotics only to have the abscess recur over the weeks prior to presentation. The tooth and gum tissue looks fairly normal. The x-ray shows a decrease in the periapical bone density on the fourth premolar. The right first molar has an obvious periapical lucency on the palatal root. Those two teeth and the second molar were extracted. Lexie came back Jan13th for her recheck. The suborbital lesion has healed.
Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC, DAAPM
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This tooth doesn't appear too diseased.
Radiography confirms severe periodontal disease.
Fistula in a Dog Associated with the maxillary fourth premolar abscess
by Brett on Dec.10, 2009, under Veterinary Dental Cases
This dog has a fistula associated with the left maxillary fourth premolar tooth.
Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC, DAAPM
The pulp is exposed and the tooth is non-viable in the middle aged dog
The fistula can be seen associated with the distal root
The bone loss is evident and the apical portion of the root is resorbing
The radigraph demonstrates the lucencies in the bone
Post-operative view with bone contouring
