Exam III: Dental Flashcards
What is the term for having too many teeth?
Supernumerary teeth
May be familial and commonly seen in boxers and bulldogs.
Which teeth are most commonly affected by supernumerary teeth?
1st premolars and incisors
What is hypodontia?
Not all dogs make all the teeth
What should always be done if teeth are missing?
Recommend radiographs
What is the significance of imbedded teeth?
They should always be extracted
What does CCUS stand for?
Chronic Cephalometric Ulcerative Stomatitis
True or False: CCUS is a disease of the tooth.
False
What type of inflammation is associated with CCUS?
Lymphocytic-plasmacytic inflammation
What is a recommended medical treatment for CCUS?
Doxycycline (sub-antimicrobial dose) 2 mg/kg q 24 hours
List some surgical treatments for CCUS.
- Extraction
- Extraction
- Extraction
What are common reactive oral conditions?
- Ulcerative
- Foreign body reaction
- Chemical exposures
- Electrical injury
- Osteonecrosis
- Proliferative
- Gingival enlargement
What is a common feature of masticatory conditions?
Trouble/pain opening mouth
What is masticatory muscle myositis?
Inflammation of temporalis, masseter, and pterygoids
What is the acute phase of masticatory muscle myositis characterized by?
Inflammatory phase, muscles big, pain extreme
What diagnostic test should be performed for masticatory muscle myositis?
2M muscle antibody test
What type of biopsy technique involves removing a piece of a mass?
Incisional biopsy
What defines an excisional biopsy?
Mass is removed visually
What are clinical features of benign oral tumors?
- Size can be any size
- Rounded shape
- Pedunculated attachment
- Tissue of origin typically gingival
What are clinical features of malignant oral tumors?
- Size can be any size
- Irregular shape
- Wider base attachment
- Tissue of origin can be anywhere
What is juvenile periodontitis in cats?
Severe gingivitis almost immediately after permanent dentition starts to erupt
What is a unique feature of feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS)?
Severe inflammation of the oral mucosa
What are common feline oral tumors?
Pyogenic granuloma
What can happen to maxillary canines in feline periodontal disease?
Super-eruption of teeth
