Gleaning pearls of (dental) wisdom from a mentor-peer
This National Pet Dental Health Month, a mentor with decades-long experience shares learnings and insights in general practice
This National Pet Dental Health Month, a mentor with decades-long experience shares learnings and insights in general practice
This National Pet Dental Health Month, a mentor with decades-long experience shares learnings and insights in general practice
Tyson, a three-month-old French bulldog, had its lower left mandible removed at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine due to a malignant oral tumor
Treatment of dental disease in rabbits and herbivorous rodents commonly requires repeated dental trimming, often for the remainder of the patient’s life. Additional complications, such as dental abscessation, are common in certain species.
Explaining what goes on in an initial examination and then taking the time to discuss necessary next steps could help you advocate for your patients’ dental health.
This month’s ‘Dental Pearls’ column covers a case where a concerning swelling of the mandible turns out to have a good prognosis, but due to a different etiology.
This case is a good reminder not all large masses are malignant. Clinical and radiographic information obtained intraoperatively can help in decision making of whether to pursue an incisional vs. excisional biopsy.
The key is to develop a revision plan that is based on good surgical principles and addresses shortcomings of the original closure.
This technique may only be used to treat pre-existing oronasal fistulas, but not for treatment of fistulas discovered at the time of extraction of the maxillary canine tooth.
This technique may only be used to treat pre-existing oronasal fistulas, but not for treatment of fistulas discovered at the time of extraction of the maxillary canine tooth.