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Dogs' and cats' teeth are perpetually at risk of being chipped, worn, or fractured because of chewing activities or external trauma. Fractured teeth have been reported in 10% to 29% [...]

You have made a commitment to yourself and your patients to upgrade your dental services. After all, periodontal disease is the most common disease in dogs. (1,2) The key to [...]

The consequences of poor dental health go way beyond bad breath. Periodontal infection is linked to serious health concerns ranging from tooth loss to bacterial infection of the heart, liver, [...]

Patients with periodontal disease, the most common disease in dogs, suffer from progressive inflammation and destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth. In addition to causing oral pain and tooth [...]

The idea of orthodontic correction for dogs frequently elicits snickers and causes uninformed eyes to roll. People often assume that orthodontic procedures are purely cosmetic and are reserved for show [...]

Tooth resorption (TR) is the most common dental problem in cats, with studies worldwide showing prevalence rates (in cats presented for dental problems) of up to 72%. Feline TR has [...]

Most pets will benefit from a yearly dental cleaning and oral examination under anesthesia. When patients are discharged following a professional dental cleaning, a home-care program should be part of [...]

Key Points * A cat that is not exhibiting clinical signs of pain can still have significant dental disease. * A high-speed dental drill and a dental radiograph machine are [...]

I have always promoted dental care for my patients from the time they are puppies and kittens. I explain that even with the best care, dental cleaning with sedation will [...]

Q. I am caring for a 4-year-old Westie that has become aggressive. The owner has requested extraction of all four canines or euthanasia. What are your thoughts? A. You have [...]

We routinely test cats and kittens for bartonellosis. Because the clinical signs of gingivitis and stomatitis are usually seen in 45% of cats with bartonellosis, why not test and treat [...]

There has been some discussion at my hospital regarding the use of fluoride. We used to apply it to feline patients after a cleaning or to canine patients only if [...]

Q. How should I treat dentigerous cysts? A. Although dentigerous cysts are technically nonmalignant lesions, their diagnosis and treatment should not be taken lightly. Dentigerous cysts, which can be invasive [...]

• Disorders of the epiploic appendages are rarely diagnosed preoperatively and usually result from torsion with subsequent infarction. No diagnostic test or clinical symptoms are pathognomonic of this process, which is a disease of middle age and rarely life-threatening, and the most common preoperative diagnosis is acute appendicitis. An analysis of case information reported in the surgical literature has been combined with our recent experience involving ten cases. Fifty-eight percent of the patients in this collected series were male, and the average age in both sexes was 42 years. The sigmoid colon was the most frequent site of these disorders (41.5%), and acute appendicitis was the most common preoperative diagnosis (37.7%). The treatment is ligation, excision, and occasionally seromuscular inversion. When encountered at exploration, this entity may represent the sole etiology of the abdominal pain if exploration is otherwise negative.(Arch Surg 1985;120:1167-1172)

• The anatomic variant pancreas divisum has been implicated as possibly playing a role in the development of idiopathic pancreatitis. A number of recent reports have supported the use of sphincteroplasty of the minor ampulla to treat pancreatitis associated with pancreas divisum. We reviewed the cases of five recent patients with this anomaly who had problems or complications associated with the operative treatment of their pancreatitis. One patient was subsequently found to have adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after pancreatic resection; one patient had restenosis of the minor ampulla; one patient had recurrent pancreatitis following sphincteroplasty; one patient died of pancreatic necrosis postoperatively; and in one patient, no minor ampulla could be identified. Awareness of these complications and the technique of sphincteroplasty are of critical importance to the surgeons caring for these patients.(Arch Surg 1984;119:1088-1091)

The article discusses commonly occurring feline dental problems. The vast majority of feline dental problems can be grouped into five categories: periodontal disease, feline odontodastic resorptive lesions, fractured teeth, feline gingivitis/stomatitis syndrome and oral neoptasia. The article discusses fractured teeth, feline odontoclastic resorptive Ieisons, feline gingivitis/stomatitis syndrome and feline oral neoplasia in a case report perspective. The article presents four cases that represent some of the most common feline dental problems.