Veterinary Dentistry Today » canine http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog Veterinary Dental Cases & Courses Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Periodontal and Endodontic Disease in a Mandibular Molar in a Dog http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2011/05/13/periodontal-and-endodontic-disease-in-a-mandibular-molar-in-a-dog/ http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2011/05/13/periodontal-and-endodontic-disease-in-a-mandibular-molar-in-a-dog/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 12:52:56 +0000 Brett http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/?p=801 Continue reading →]]> Periodontal and endodontic disease in a mandibular molar in a dog is shown here.  This young dog underwent a thorough prophylaxis.  The technician at the hospital does the majority of the prophy’s.  They have no dental radiography.  We visited and took full mouth radiographs.  Once completed we asked the technician to comment on the oral health.  No signficiant changes were noted, however look at the radiograph.  Severe periodontal bone loss is present with profound periapical lucencies indicative of endodontic disease.

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This tooth looks fairly normal. Some erythema is present. Blood on the distal crown is from probing in the distal periodontal pocket.

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Severe periodontal and endodontic disease is present on the radiograph. Extraction is the treatment of choice.

]]> http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2011/05/13/periodontal-and-endodontic-disease-in-a-mandibular-molar-in-a-dog/feed/ 0 Severe Class III Malocclusion in a Dog – Underbite http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2011/03/27/severe-class-iii-malocclusion-in-a-dog-underbite/ http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2011/03/27/severe-class-iii-malocclusion-in-a-dog-underbite/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:45:47 +0000 Brett http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/?p=788 This Scottish Terrier dog had a severe Class III malocclusion resulting in canine trauma from the maxillary intermediate incisors and lingual floor trauma from the maxillary central incisors.  Extraction of the offending was resolved the traumatic occlusion.

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Trauma is evident at the gingival margin from the intermediate incisors.

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Extracting the intermediate incisors will allow the central incisors to dig deeper into the lingual floor making these two defects significantly worse. Extraction eliminates this concern.

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This is a 4 year old cat with extrusion, 3 mm pockets.  Radiographic changes show increased PDL space apical to the marginal bone, consistent with periodontal disease.  Other teeth show no changes.  Likely this cat traumatized the tooth predisposing it to periodontal changes.

 

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Young cat with periodontal disease maxillary canine. Treatment was extraction.

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