Virtual
Surgery Suite
White Bear Animal Hospital
Otter Lake Animal Care Center
Feline Dental
Prophylaxis / Periodontal Disease Treatment
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Dental Formulas: Deciduous
teeth: 2 x (3/3 i, 1/1 c, 3/2
pm) = 26 where: 2 = left
side + right side Eruption Times: Deciduous
Permanent SOURCE: Wiggs RB, Lobprise HB. Veterinary
Dentistry. Principles and Practice.
Philadelphia,
PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1997: 68,69. |
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Patient 1 - Before
The dental patient has been placed under general anesthesia and placed on its side (lateral recumbency). The red arrow points to the endotracheal tube which connects to the anesthesia machine and delivers the gas anesthesia to the patient's lungs. The body is tilted so that the head is lower than the rest of the body to discourage swallowing or aspiration of water or debris. The patient's upper jaw is to the top left of the photograph and the lower jaw is to the lower right. The brown material on the teeth is dental tartar or calculus - a mineralized deposit consisting of bacteria (live and dead), food particles, and salivary minerals. Tartar can occur on the enameled surface of the teeth as well as below the gumline. The gum tissue closest to the teeth is affected by a condition called gingivitis - inflammation of the gingival or gum tissue.
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