Dentistry

Gilbert, Ariz. - Gilbert Veterinary Hospital won the 2008 National Pet Dental Health Month Awareness Contest from Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. It will receive $1,000 toward hospital improvements and the winning entry will be posted on www.PetDental.com.

The lower jaw of the cat on your exam table is displaced to the left (Photo 1). Is the mandible or maxilla fractured? Or is the mandible luxated? If so, right or left? What is the best way to diagnose and treat this problem? Can you as a general practitioner handle it, or must the case be referred to a boarded orthopedic or dental specialist?

Dogs' and cats' teeth are perpetually at risk of being chipped, worn, or fractured.

I used to have trouble applying OraVet (Merial) after dental cleanings, but then I discovered that if it is warmed up before application, it goes on easier.

Q. It seems like recent veterinary school graduates aren't interested in dentistry. Why this lack of interest among my associates, and how do I overcome it?

Use this client education form to educate clients about the care their pet receives during a dental appointment.

After performing a dental prophylaxis, our technician meets with owners to discuss discharge instructions.

Recently, scientific innovations have found a way to combat periodontal disease, which threatens more than just tooth loss. Empower your practice to provide exceptional care-by educating clients and suggesting product solutions that take animal health to the next level.

Feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis is a painful oral condition in cats that therapeutically has only responded predictably to surgical extraction of all premolars and molars.

Lexington, Ky. - Every horse needs an annual dental exam, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) says. It hopes to spread that message through a dental-health campaign designed to reach horse owners throughout 2008.

In veterinary dentistry literature, the use of more precise terminology is recommended with regard to the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease.

As in human dentistry, veterinary dentistry uses a combination of power and hand instrumentation.

Other than cost, one of the most commonly used excuses for not having a dental radiograph unit is the lack of information or training available on reading and diagnosing dental radiographs.

There are three common head shapes in the dog and cat.

Resorption of the teeth can be either external or internal. Internal resorption occurs when the tooth has been traumatized causing an inflammation of the pulp.

This session will deal with the commonly seen neoplasms of the oral cavity and those conditions that look like tumors but arise from an outside source.

The creation of a successful dental profit center requires the following: creating a dental team and establishing its oral disease philosophy, educating all the team members and finally marketing the product albeit educating the clients in order to accept the clinic's treatment recommendations.

Periodontal disease begins as an infiltrate subjacent to the epithelium of the gingival margin and rapidly extends throughout the marginal gingiva to affect the connective tissue underlying both the oral and the sulcular epithelium.

Although human orthodontics can be traced back to 1000 B.C., veterinarian orthodontics has just recently evolved.

There are considerable anatomical differences in dental anatomy and physiology between guinea pig-like, rat-like and squirrel-like rodents.

Maxillo-facial injuries resulting from hit-by-car trauma can result in both soft and hard tissue damage.

Radiographs produced without distortion are of great use in dentistry and are far easier to interpret than those with superimposed, foreshortened or elongated images.

Based on the history, oral examination and radiographic documentation the working diagnosis is made and a subsequent treatment plan is initiated. An attempt at classifying the underlying etiology of the disease is made.

Dental disease is common in pet rabbits and can produce a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms.

The term "Oral Exam" usually denotes to most practitioners elevation of the patient's lips on the exam table and observing the pathology present.

Vital Pulpotomy is the treatment of choice when treating healthy, freshly exposed pulp in immature animals where the root apex is still open and the dentine wall is thin.

There are many techniques currently employed for mandibular fracture repair.

The success of bone augmentation in periodontal therapy has advanced at an accelerated rate in the past few years.

When a dog or cat presents with lethargy or pale mucous membranes and anemia is suspected, the ultimate treatment and prognosis starts with successfully categorizing the problem.

Topeka, Kan. - 12/4/07 - With oral disease marking the most frequently diagnosed health problems for pets, National Dental Health Month kicks off in February.