GI 1 - Nicole Flashcards
name 2 oral cavity congenital abnormalities
cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis)
name for cleft lip
cheiloschisis
name for cleft palate
palatoschisis
cleft palate (chelioshisis) sequelae
aspiration pneumonia as animals can’t make a good seal while suckling milk and end up aspirating
jaw abnormalities - name 2
Brachygnathia (shortening) and Prognathia (elongation)
2 kinds of Brachygnathia
Brachygnathia inferior (shortening of mandible) and Brachyganthia superior (shortening of maxillae) [breed standard in brachycephalic dogs]
Prognathia
elongation of mandible
what is parrot mouth
a form of brachyganthia inferior in horses
what is the most common cause of congenital anomalies
viruses
causes for cleft and jaw abnormalities
hereditary, drugs, toxic plants, and infectious
overall inflammation of the oral cavity
stomatitis
inflammation of the lips
cheilitis
inflammation of the pharynx
pharyngitis
inflammation of the tongue
glossitis
inflammation of the gums
gingivitis
inflammation of the tonsils
tonsilitis
FORLs
Feline Odontoclastic Resporptive Lesions (similar to cavities)
- painful and idiopathic
where do FORLs often start
at the subgingival neck or upper root of cheek teeth (right near gum line or under gum line)
when do Feline Ondontoclastic Resorptive Lesions increase in prevalence?
age, increased occurrence in last 40 years (diet related?)
EOTRH
Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis
old name - cementoblastoma
EOTRH targets
canines and incisors
EORTH is a painful and progressive lesion of older horses that causes a combination of
cemental hyperplasia and lysis NOT NEOPLASIA - (proliferation and destruction at same time)
EOTRH - you see
bulbous enlargement of the intra-alveolar part of the teeth