LA - Diseases of the Oral Cavity

Question 1

What are some general clinical signs of oral disease?

Answer 1

Halitosis: bad breath
Psyalism: hypersalivation
Swelling
Bleeding
Nasal discharge
Ulceration
Chewing abnormalities
Appetite changes

Question 2

What is this and how does it typically present?

Answer 2

Cleft palate; presents with milk coming from the nares of a foal

Question 3

What is the biggest risk of cleft palate in a foal?

Answer 3

Aspiration pneumonia

Question 4

What are the classes of malocclusion in horses?

Answer 4

Mal1:

Question 5

MAL1

Answer 5

1 or 2 misaligned teeth. Mandible and maxilla are normal in length

Question 6

MAL2

Answer 6

Mandibular brachygnathism
“parrot mouth” overbite

Question 7

MAL3

Answer 7

Maxillary brachygnathism
“Sow mouth” “Monkey mouth”

Question 8

MAL4

Answer 8

Asymmetrical length of one of the four quadrants
“Wry nose”
Campylobacter lateralis

Question 9

What is ear tooth?

Answer 9

An inappropriate migration of ectomesenchymal cells

Question 10

What is the treatment of ear tooth?

Answer 10

Surgical intervention to remove

Question 11

What is the dentition formula for deciduous teeth for a horse?

Answer 11

Question 12

What is the dentition formula for permanent teeth for a horse?

Answer 12

Question 13

What is often the primary sign of equine dental disease?

Answer 13

Secondary sinusitis with malodorous unilateral purulent discharge

Question 14

What is treatment for dental disease and secondary sinusitis?

Answer 14

Treat dentition and sinus

Question 15

Can periapical osteomyelitis be seen with dental disease and secondary sinusitis?

Answer 15

yes

Question 16

What is the cause of foot and mouth disease

Answer 16

Aphtovirus

Question 17

What are the LA viral vesicular diseases?

Answer 17

Foot and Mouth Disease
Vesicular Stomatitis
Vesicular Exanthema
Swine Vesicular Disease
Seneca Valley Virus

Question 18

What causes vesicular stomatitis

Answer 18

Vesiculovirus

Question 19

What causes vesicular exanthema

Answer 19

calicivirus

Question 20

What pathogen causes swine vesicular disease

Answer 20

enterovirus

Question 21

What causes seneca valley virus

Answer 21

Senecavirus A

Question 22

What LA contract Foot and Mouth Disease

Answer 22

Ruminants/small ruminants, camelids, pigs,

Question 23

Whta LA contract Vesicular stomatitis?

Answer 23

Ruminants, small ruminants, camelids, pigs, equids

Question 24

What LA contract vesicular Exanthema

Answer 24

Pigs only

Question 25

What animals contract Swine Vesicular Disease?

Answer 25

PIgs only

Question 26

What animals contract Seneca Valley Virus

Answer 26

Pigs only

Question 27

How is foot mouth disease transmitted?

Answer 27

contact, aerosolized virus, present in secretions

Question 28

What diseases are reportable

Answer 28

Foot and Mouth disease
Vesicular Stomatitis

Question 29

How is vesicular stomatitis transmitted?

Answer 29

Biting insects

Question 30

What diseases are zoonotic?

Answer 30

Vesicular Stomatitis

Question 31

What do you do if you walk into a farm and you see any vesicular lesions?

Answer 31

Call the state vet

Question 32

What are some ulcerative/erosive diseases that are not preceded by bullae?

Answer 32

Malignant Catarrhal Fever
Bovine Viral Diarrhea - mucosal disease
Blue Tongue

Question 33

What are some papular diseases?

Answer 33

Orf/contagious ecthyma
Bovine Papular Stomatitis
Papilloma

Question 34

What are some Necrotic Diseases

Answer 34

Calf Diphtheria/Necrotic Laryngitis/Necrobacillosis
Lumpy Jaw/Actinomycosis
Wooden tongue/Actinobacillosis
Neoplasia
Trauma

Question 35

What vessel should you be aware of when workin with facial/oral cavity trauma?

Answer 35

Palatine artery

Question 36

What are 4 common issues with salivary glands and ducts?

Answer 36

1. sialoliths
2. Inflammation (grass mumps)
3. Slobbers (clover, slaframine toxicity)
4. Trauma