Veterinary Dentistry Today » fistula 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 Fistula in a Dog Associated with the maxillary fourth premolar abscess http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/10/fistula-in-a-dog-associated-with-the-maxillary-fourth-premolar-abscess/ http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/10/fistula-in-a-dog-associated-with-the-maxillary-fourth-premolar-abscess/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:52:18 +0000 Brett http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/10/fistula-in-a-dog-associated-with-the-maxillary-fourth-premolar-abscess/ Continue reading →]]>

 This dog has a fistula associated with the left maxillary fourth premolar tooth. 

 

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The pulp is exposed and the tooth is non-viable in the middle aged dog

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The fistula can be seen associated with the distal root

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The bone loss is evident and the apical portion of the root is resorbing

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The radigraph demonstrates the lucencies in the bone

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Post-operative view with bone contouring

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