Oral Medicine Flashcards
In Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” what was the most commonly cultured bacterial species?
Fusobacterium sp
According to Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” which salivary gland is most commonly affected by disease?
Parotid salivary gland
According to Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” what factors contribute to the development of sialoadenitis in the horse?
Sialoliths and dental abnormalities (oral trauma and bacterial colonization such as secondary to sharp enamel overgrowths or crown fracture with feed packing)
According to the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what were the respective attenuation values of melanomas versus the adjacent masseter muscle?
113.5 HU vs. 69 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what was the attenuation of melanomas in comparison to the adjacent masseter muscle?
All (216) melanomas were hyperattenuating compared to masseter musculature
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what percentage of masses contained hypoattenuating areas at what median attenuation value?
19.4% (41/216)
45.1 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what percentage of masses contained mineralized areas at what median attenuation value?
25.9% (56/216)
326 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” describe the type of mineralization seen on histological exam of melanomas of the head.
Dystrophic mineralization
In the figure below of a decalcified transverse section through EOTRH affected incisor from Hole’s 2016 review article: Equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis what structure is the red arrow head
pointing to?
Howship’s lacunae (arrow heads)- resorption cavities containing multinucleate odontoclasts (arrows)
As stated in Nicholls 2016 VCNA Chapter, what % of geriatric animals have documented dental abnormalities?
VCNA 2016
95.4%
What geriatric dental disorder is noted here once the food has been removed from the incisors?
VNCA 2016
Senile diastamata
In the paper cited in the 2016 VCNA Nicholls chapter, what were the reported prevalence of sharp enamel points, periodontal disease and cheek teeth diastemata in horses >15 years old?
Ireland JL, Clegg PD, McGowan CM, et al. Disease prevalence in geriatric horses in the United Kingdom: veterinary clinical assessment of 200 cases. Equine Vet J
2012;44:101–6.
mandibular lingual enamel points (64%), maxillary buccal enamel points (51%), periodontal disease (42.9%), and cheek teeth diastemata (41.9%)
In the study cited in 2016 VCNA Nicholls chapter, what was the relative prevalence of cheek teeth diastemata, periodontal disease , and smooth mouth in horses > 30 years old?
Ireland JL, McGowan CM, Clegg PD, et al. A survey of health care and disease in geriatric horses aged 30 years or older. Vet J 2012;192:57–64.
> 70%
cheek teeth diastemata
(78.7%), periodontal disease (75%), and smooth mouth (71.7%) t
In Kern’s 2016 study “Bacteraemia before, during and after tooth extraction in horses in the absence of antimicrobial administration,” what percent of horses developed positive blood cultures at one or more time points during the study?
EVJ 2016
90% (18/20 horses)
In Kern’s 2016 study “Bacteraemia before, during and after tooth extraction in horses in the absence of antimicrobial administration,” what were the four most commonly isolated bacterial genera?
EVJ 2016
Streptococcus spp.
Actinomyces spp.
Fusobacterium spp.
Prevotella spp.
