Overview

In an area of growing interest to veterinarians, the authors have produced a rapid reference to the practical clinical aspects of small animal dentistry. The text is arranged to reflect the clinician’s thinking and approach to problems: background information, clinical relevance, key points, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and management. Some 400 top-quality illustrations—color photos, imaging and diagrams—provide a critically important complement to the text. The color handbook—here with revised text and references—offers real-life insights into the progression of oral disease and has been welcomed as a working resource by veterinary practitioners and students, and as a valuable review by more advanced veterinary dentists.

Full Product Details

Author:   Brook A. Niemiec (Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, California Veterinary Specialties Group, California, USA)
Publisher:   Manson Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Manson Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9781840761085

ISBN 10:   1840761083
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9781840761726
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Anatomy and Physiology Canine dental anatomy Feline dental anatomy Rodent and lagomorph dental anatomy Dental terminology Tooth development Enamel, dentin, and pulp Periodontium Bones of the face and jaws Muscles, cheeks, and lips Neurovascular structures Joints of the head Hard and soft palates Tongue Salivary glands Lymph nodes and tonsils Oral Examination Step 1: History Step 2: General physical examination Step 3: Orofacial examination Step 4: Conscious (awake) intraoral examination Step 5: The anesthetized orodental examination Veterinary Dental Radiology Step 1: Patient positioning Step 2: Film placement within the patient’s mouth Step 3: Positioning the beam head Step 4: Setting the exposure Step 5: Exposing the radiograph Step 6: Developing the radiograph Step 7: Techniques for various individual teeth Step8 : Interpreting dental radiographs Pathology in the Pediatric Patient Persistent deciduous teeth Fractured deciduous teeth Malocclusions (general) Deciduous malocclusions Class I malocclusions Mesioversed maxillary canines (lance effect) Base narrow canines Class II malocclusion (overshot, mandibular brachygnathism) Class III malocclusion (undershot) Class IV malocclusion (wry bite) Cleft palate Cleft lip (harelip) Tight lip Hypodontia/oligodontia and anodontia (congenitally missing teeth)4 Impacted or embedded (unerupted) teeth Dentigerous cyst (follicular cyst) Odontoma Hairy tongue Enamel hypocalcification (hypoplasia) Feline juvenile (puberty) gingivitis/periodontitis Oral papillomatosis Pathologies of the Dental Hard Tissues Uncomplicated crown fracture (closed crown fracture) Complicated crown fracture (open crown fracture) Caries (cavity, tooth decay) Type feline tooth resorption (TR) Type feline tooth resorption (TR) Enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification Dental abrasion Dental attrition External resorption6 Internal resorption8 Intrinsic stains (endogenous stains) Extrinsic stains (exogenous stains) Primary endodontic lesion with secondary periodontal disease Primary periodontal lesion with secondary endodontic involvement Combined endodontic and periodontal lesion Idiopathic root resorption Problems with the Gingiva Gingivitis Periodontitis Generalized gingival enlargement (gingival hyperplasia) Trauma2 Epulids3 Gingivostomatitis (caudal stomatitis) in cats Pathologies of the Oral Mucosa Oronasal fistula Eosinophilic granuloma complex Chronic ulcerative paradental stomatitis (CUPS) (kissing lesions) Immune-mediated diseases affecting the oral cavity Uremic stomatitis Candidiasis (thrush)5 Caustic burns of the oral cavity Problems with Muscles, Bones, and Joints Masticatory myositis Craniomandibular osteopathy Idiopathic trigeminal neuritis Temporomandibular joint luxation Temporomandibular joint dysplasia Fractures Traumatic tooth avulsion and luxation Root fractures Osteomyelitis Tumors and cysts Hyperparathyroidism Tetanus Botulism Malignant Oral Neoplasia Introduction Malignant melanoma Fibrosarcoma Squamous cell carcinoma Histologically low-grade, biologically high-grade, fibrosarcoma Osteosarcoma Pathologies of the Salivary System Sialoceles Salivary gland tumors Sialoliths (salivary stones) Appendices References Index

Reviews

...a very good canine and feline dentistry and oral surgery resource... In general the photographs and images of radiographs are of good quality... The illustrations were excellent, detailed, and informational... the text provides an excellent visual resource and has the opportunity to improve and add photographs in future editions... allows the reader to quickly learn a large amount of information on a particular topic in just a few pages; the arrangement is relatively unique for a veterinary dental textbook and provides the reader with a concise, informative, and clinically relevant synopsis of the condition discussed. The handbook is easy to read and the reader can quickly learn about particular pathologies in the oral cavity. It is a textbook that should be included on reading lists for veterinary students, technicians, and in the library of general practitioners. The US list price of the book is a good value and would be an important resource for any small animal hospital library. It is a quality color and photographic resource for the practicing veterinarian to help identify pathology found in the oral cavity. It offers a quick resource with condensed information for a practitioner challenged with a busy practice schedule. -- Kevin S. Stepaniuk Journal of Veterinary Dentistry 20100601

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American Veterinary Dental College, Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, California Veterinary Specialties Group, California, USA

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