Veterinary Dentistry Today » Young http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog Veterinary Dental Cases & Courses Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Periodontal Disease in a Young Cat Canine Tooth http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/13/periodontal-disease-in-a-young-cat-canine-tooth/ http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/13/periodontal-disease-in-a-young-cat-canine-tooth/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:06:13 +0000 Brett http://veterinarydentistry.net/blog/2009/12/13/periodontal-disease-in-a-young-cat-canine-tooth/ Continue reading →]]>

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 x-ray

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

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