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February 2013 (pdf
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A 14 year old neuteredmale Maine Coon cat
was referred for evaluation and treatment of a draining fistula at a previous
extraction site. Four months earlier the right mandibular 3rd and 4th pre-molars (407 & 408) had been extracted, but the extraction site did not heal
properly. The extraction site had beensurgically explored three months
later and a bacterial culture revealed a Pasteurella infection at that time.
Treatment with Orbax resulted in minimal improvement. |
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January 2013 (pdf
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A three year old spayed female Chihuahua weighing 2.4 lbs. was referred for evaluation and treatment of an impacted right mandibular canine tooth. |
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December 2012 (pdf
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A seven year old neutered male Poodle was re-ferred for evaluation and treatment of an oronasal fistula at the extraction
site of the left maxillary canine tooth.This tooth was extracted 1 1/2 years
prior. |
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November 2012 (pdf
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An eight year old spayed female Poodle was presented for a routine dental prophylaxis. Upon initial examination of the patient in the exam room no oral pathology was detected other than multiple missing teeth. Despite the absence of obvious oral pathology, I kept the back door open by emphasizing to the client that “the real exam begins under anesthesia. |
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October 2012 (pdf
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A six month old neutered male Domestic
Shorthair cat was referred by an emergency hospital for
diagnosis and treatment of a possible temperomandibular
joint luxation. The patient had caught its teeth in a
collar around its neck and was thought to have been in
this compromising position for several hours. |
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September 2012 (pdf
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An eight year old spayed female
Pointer/Lab mix was presented for a routine dental
prophylaxis. The owner had no specific complaint. Upon
the initial oral examination with the patient awake in
the exam room we noticed that the teeth on the right
side of the mouth had significantly more calculus
accumulation than on the left. |
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August 2012 (pdf
255kb) |
A 10.5 month old spayed female Lab was
presented with a fracture of the rostral mandible. The
patient had been playing roughly with another family dog
on a wooden deck when the owner noticed the injury.
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July 2012 (pdf 1.04mb) |
A ten month old spayed female Poodle X was presented with several dental anomalies. The majority of the patient’s teeth demonstrated missing enamel on the tips of the crowns and many had a very sharp, pointed cusp. |
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June 2012 (pdf 388kb) |
A 15 month old male Papillon was referred with a fractured right mandible. The patient had been injured in an attack by a coyote one day prior to admission. The left eye had been proptosed during the encounter and had been surgically replaced by the referring veterinarian. |
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May 2012 (pdf 475kb) |
A nine month old spayed female Bassett was referred for a plethora of dental issues. When this patient was 8 weeks old, she was bitten on the left side of the muzzle by a larger dog. |
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April 2012 (pdf 240kb) |
A seven year old neutered male
Dachshund was referred for evaluation and treatment of a left infraorbital swelling and intermittent draining fistula at that location. The left maxillary 4th premolar (208) had been extracted one year prior. |
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March 2012 (pdf 167kb) |
A four year old neutered male Abyssinian was referred for treatment of a traumatic lesion occurring on the lip in the left maxillary region. The referring veterinarian had recently extracted multiple teeth in this patient, one of which was the left maxillary canine tooth. |
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February 2012 (pdf 912kb) |
An eight year old neutered male Lab was referred for a draining fistula at the site of a previously extracted right maxillary canine tooth. |
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January 2012 (pdf 488kb) |
A three year old neutered male Lab X was referred for extensive enamel defects affecting the majority of the teeth in the mouth. The affected teeth clearly demonstrated large areas of tooth surface with missing enamel, exposing the underlying dentin. |
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December 2011 (pdf 1067kb) |
A ten month old spayed female Jack Russell Terrier was referred for a base narrow left mandibular canine tooth that was occluding with the maxillary 2nd and 3rd incisors as well as making palatal contact. Due to the abnormal position of the canine tooth, the mandibular 3rd incisor was being forced mesially into a position more rostral than normal. |
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November 2011 (pdf 948kb) |
A ten month old male Golden Retriever was presented for evaluation and treatment of a fractured right maxillary canine
tooth (104). |
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October 2011 ( pdf 670kb) |
An eleven year old neutered male Australian
Shepherd was presented for a dental prophylaxis. The patient displayed heavy calculus and moderate gingivitis during the preliminary exam while the patient was awake. |
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September 2011 (pdf 878kb) |
A five month old spayed female Rhodesian Ridgeback was
referred for evaluation and treatment of an abnormal
left maxillary 4th premolar. A large portion of this
tooth was covered with gingival tissue, although at this
age, this tooth should have been fully erupted.
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August 2011 (pdf 534kb) |
A six year old neutered male Viszla was
referred for treatment of an oral mass located just
apical to the left mandibular 1st molar (tooth 309). The
referring veterinarian had biopsied the 2.5 cm mass and
the histopathological diagnosis was acanthomatous
ameleoblastoma. |
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July
2011 (pdf 459kb) |
A two year old neutered male Australian
Shepherd was referred for a fractured right mandibular
canine tooth with likely pulp exposure. Although the
fracture occurred recently while the patient was chewing
on a bone, this tooth had been discolored for several
months. The patient was less than cooperative during the
awake exam, but a pulp exposure was strongly suspected. |
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June 2011
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A nine year old spayed female Domestic Shorthair cat
presented with a fractured left maxillary canine tooth.
Upon examining the patient while awake, it appeared that
this tooth had suffered a pulp exposure, but the final
determination would be made while under anesthesia.
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May 2011 (pdf
791kb) |
An eight year old spayed female Border Collie Mix was
referred with the complaint of oral pain, primarily
evident when rubbing the face after eating. This patient
had multiple fractured teeth with
pulp exposure.
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April 2011
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A seven week old intact female Siberian Husky was
presented for assessment and treatment of injuries
suffered from an attack by a larger dog. This patient
had been bitten in the face, resulting in damage to the
maxillary incisor region.
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March 2011 (pdf 385kb) |
A seven year old neutered male Boxer was referred for
evaluation and treatment of a significant swelling or
oral mass in the soft tissue lingual to the mandibular
incisors.
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February 2011
(pdf 922kb) |
An eight year old spayed
female Labrador Mix was referred for surgical removal of
a rostral maxillary oral mass. The referring
veterinarian had performed an incisional biopsy and the
histopathological diagnosis was acanthomatous
ameleoblastoma. This mass occupied the general area
between the left 2nd incisor and the left canine tooth,
extending onto the hard palate. |
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January 2011 (pdf 754kb) |
A twelve
year old spayed female Border Collie mix was referred
for a slight left infraorbital swelling and a history of
eating gingerly and pawing at her face. |
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