01 - oral disorders Flashcards
(oronasal fistulas and palatal defects)
- congenital defect in what?
- acquired from what?
- Cx?
- Dx?
- Tx?
- bracyiocephalic breeds, cats
(mini schnazuers, cocker spaniels, beagles)
- trauma or maxillary periodontal pocket
- sneezing after eating, mucopurulent nasal discharge
- Px
- Sx
(stomatitis and gingivitis)
- etio?
- Cx?
- Dx?
- Tx?
- look at picture
- hypersalivation, halitosis, bleeding, dysphagia, anorexia, weight loss
- Hx and Px
- underlying cause

(tonsilitis)
- primary occurs in what?
- secondary to what?
- Cx?
- dx?
- tx?
- young, small breed dogs
- infections, vomiting, chronic regurgitation, coughing
- retching, cough, fever, and anorexia
- px
- abx, treat underlying
(tonsillar neoplasia)
- most common types?
- tx?
- prog?
- SCC and lymphoma
- chemo
- poor (mets to regional LN)
(salivary gland diseases)
- mucoceles result from damage to what?
common sites?
- duct or gland -> leakage of saliva
cervical and sublingual
(salivary gland diseases)
- fistulas are common and usually the result of what?
- trauma to the parotid salivary gland or duct
(salivary gland diseases)
- sialoadenitis: uncommon - usually affects what gland?
- zygomatic
(salivary gland diseases)
- sialoadnosis: syndrome of unknown cause in dogs
- enlargement of what gland?
- tx?
- mandibular (-> hypersalivation, retching, regurg, vomiting)
- phenobarbital
(salivary gland diseases)
- how common is neoplasia?
- rare
(salivary gland diseases)
(mucoceles)
Cx depend on location
- cervical?
- ranulas (sublingual)?
- pharyngeal?
- zygomatic?
- soft, non-painful mass
- dysphagia and blood tinged saliva
- breathing/swallowing difficulty
- exophtalmos
(salivary gland diseases)
(fistulas)
- Cx?
- small skin opening draining serous fluid
(salivary gland diseases)
(zygomatic sialoadenitis)
- Cx?
- exopthalmos, pain on opening mouth, mucopurulent discharge

know the location of the salivary glands

(salivary gland diseases)
mucoceles
dx?
palpation/aspiration of viscid, mucinous fluid consistent with saliva
(salivary gland diseases)
sialography may be used to dx fistulas but usually not necessary
sialoadenitis dx?
based on CBC and histopath
sialoadenosis dx?
dx of exclusion
rappid response to phenobarb
mucocele tx?
ranula (sublingual) tx?
sx excision of glands (mandibular and sublingual for cervical and pharyngeal mucoceles or zygomatic for zygomatic mucocele)
marsupialization
sialoadenitis tx?
systemic abx, drainiage of abscess