Oral Surgery Flashcards
In Bach 2014 paper “Bacterial Meningitis After Sinus Surgery in Five Adult Horses”, what was the onset of time to neurologic clinical signs from sinus surgery?
Vet Surg 2014
5–11 days after initial surgery and 4–11 days after last surgery in all 5 horses
In Bach’s 2014 paper, “Bacterial Meningitis After Sinus Surgery in Five Adult Horses”, what were the 4 pathways hypothesized to have caused meningitis secondarily to sinus surgery?
Vet Surg 2014
- osteitis/erosion of thin bones → fracture of cribiform plate
- vascular spread (hematogenous‐metastatic, thrombophlebotic)
- along cranial nerves (more common in ruminants - listeriosis), hypoth optic nerve in sphenopalatine sinus involvement
- direct bacterial inoculation caused by (iatrogenic) head trauma
In Mendez-Angulo’s paper “Extensive Rostral Mandibulectomy for Treatment of Ameloblastoma in a Horse” to what extent was the rostral mandibulectomy performed?
Vet Surg 2014
Caudal aspect of symphysis - The day after surgery, the remaining mandibular symphysis (<5 mm) fractured
In Gilsenan’s case series “Headshaking in 5 Horses After Paranasal Sinus Surgery”, what dose of gabapentin was effective in resolution of clinical signs in 2/5 horses?
Vet Surg 2014
5–10 mg/kg orally every 6–8 hours
What is the presumed MOA of neuropathic pain?
Gilsenan et al Vet Surg 2014
neuropathic pain are caused by spontaneous ectopic neuronal firing that may result from upregulation of sodium channels in injured nerves in various phases of repair
In the 2015 study by Langeneckert et al, “Cheek Tooth Extraction Via a Minimally Invasive Transbuccal Approach and Intradental Screw Placement in 54 Equids,” what was the success rate of MITSE?
Vet Surg 2015
81% (47/58)
In the 2015 study by Langeneckert et al, “Cheek Tooth Extraction Via a Minimally Invasive Transbuccal Approach and Intradental Screw Placement in 54 Equids,” what were the post-operative complications described by the authors?
- 4/58 (7%) animals w/ hemorrhage from trocar incision
- 3/58 procedures diffusion of local anesthetic caused temporary loss of facial nerve motor function
- 1/58 had oroantral communication
In the 2015 study by Langeneckert et al, “Cheek Tooth Extraction Via a Minimally Invasive Transbuccal Approach and Intradental Screw Placement in 54 Equids,” what was the most common intraoperative complication described by the authors?
Screw pullout
Mechanical lockage of the target tooth w/in the extraction path resulted in screw pullout in 13/32 procedures
Friable tooth material responsible for screw pullout in 19/32 procedures
In the 2015 study by Langeneckert et al, “Cheek Tooth Extraction Via a Minimally Invasive Transbuccal Approach and Intradental Screw Placement in 54 Equids,” MITSE was found to be favorable when compared to repulsion and invasive lateral buccotomy techniques for which reasons?
Repulsion:
- 3/14 (21%) of horses w/ repulsion of mandibular CT developed chronic draining tracts
- 6/30 (20%) of horses w/ entire apical repulsion of maxillary CT developed chronic nasal discharge w/ or w/o oroantral fistula formation (Prichard et al., 1992)
-vs. 2/33 (6%) of animals in this study
Invasive lateral buccotomy techniques:
- 3/112 (3%) of horses developed prolonged or permanent paralysis of the ventral buccal ramus of the facial nerve w/ drooping of the lower lip observed more than 2 months after surgery (O’Neill et al., 2011)
In Lorello’s 2016 paper “Clinical treatment and prognosis of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis”, what was the mean age of diagnosis of EOTRH?
EVJ 2016
24 years (17-29 y range)
In Jansson’s 2016 paper “Conservative Management of Unilateral Fractures of the Mandibular Rami in Horses”, how many of the horses returned to their intended use?
Vet Surg 2016
23/24 (96%)
1 horse had dental problems and subsequent non healing fracture, later euth
In Jansson’s 2016 paper “Conservative Management of Unilateral Fractures of the Mandibular Rami in Horses”, how many horses were diagnosed with open fractures?
Vet Surg 2016
67%
9 of them developed cutaneous fistulas
In this intraoperative image from “True Cementomas (cementoblastomas) Associated with a Nonvital Left Maxillary Second Premolar in an 11-year-old Miniature Horse,” what muscle and nerve were retracted ventrally?
Leudke, Rawlinson, EVE 2016
Levator nasolabialis m
Infraorbital nerve
In Leudke’s 2016 paper ““True Cementomas (cementoblastomas) Associated with a Nonvital Left Maxillary Second Premolar in an 11-year-old Miniature Horse,” how is a cementoma histologically defined?
Rawlinson EVE 2016
Rare odontogenic tumors caused by abnormal proliferation of neoplastic or reactive cementoblasts that produce single or multiple nodular masses comprising sheets of mineralized cementum-like material
Differs from the Easley 2022 text that distinguishes reactive nodular hypercementosis from true cementomas as histologically different but clinically identical entities
What bone is fractured in the image below?
Grant “Iatrogenic fracture of the premaxilla during standing exodontia” EVE 2016
Premaxilla, bilaterally
In Nottrott’s 2018 JVD case report “Successful Treatment of a Persistent Oroantral Fistula via Transbuccal and Transnasal Endoscopic Debridement in a Horse”, what allowed the surgeons access to the sinuses transnasally? And which sinuses?
JVD 2018 issue 1
The absence of normal turbinate anatomy allows direct access into the maxillary and conchal sinuses on the right of the image.
What were the major outcomes of this ex vivo study in regards to ability to perform the techniques, access to the sinuses, and sinus drainage?
Bach et al. Surgical enlargement of the nasomaxillary aperture and transnasal conchotomy of the ventral conchal sinus: Two surgical techniques to improve sinus drainage in horses. Vet surg 2019
Sinonasal communications were successfully created in all cadavers and affected live horses.
Transnasal endoscopy of all sinuses except the middle conchal sinus was possible in heads 4–9 and in all clinical cases.
Drainage was increased (P = .028) through the surgically created sinonasal communications (combined TCVCSSENMAP) in heads 7–9
In Horbal’s 2016 paper “Gingival Fibrosarcoma in a Horse: A Case Report,” what treatments were performed?
JVD Dixon 2016
Repeated surgical debulking and intralesional cisplatin
In Horbal’s 2016 paper “Gingival Fibrosarcoma in a Horse: A Case Report,” after the final surgical and cisplatin treatments the mass was noted to have regressed how many months later and what was the maximum follow up?
JVD Dixon 2016
3 months
4 years later horse asymptomatic in full work
Last oral exam 8 months after final treatment, mare asymptomatic, no recurrence, gingival recession 107
In Morgan’s 2019 paper “Equine Odontogenic Tumors: Clinical Presentation, CT Findings, and Outcome in 11 horses,” what clinical presentation findings were noted in all horses?
Vet Radiol Ultra 2019
All masses nonpainful, firm, bony swellings palpated externally over dental arcades
Solitary mass 10/11 cases
In Morgan’s 2019 paper “Equine Odontogenic Tumors: Clinical Presentation, CT Findings, and Outcome in 11 horses,” what CT characteristics were present in all cases?
Vet Radiol Ultra 2019
All tumors associated with maxillary/mandibular bone expansion, alveolar and cortical bone lysis and cortical bone thinning
In Morgan’s 2019 paper “Equine Odontogenic Tumors: Clinical Presentation, CT Findings, and Outcome in 11 horses,” what were the only odontogenic tumors in this study found to contain enamel and be differentiable on CT examination?
Vet Radiol Ultra 2019
Complex odontomas
In Morgan’s 2019 paper “Equine Odontogenic Tumors: Clinical Presentation, CT Findings, and Outcome in 11 horses,” what do the short white arrows, long white arrow and white arrowheads represent?
Short white arrows: alveolar bone lysis
Long white arrow: cortical bone thickening
White arrowheads: Smooth periosteal reaction
In Rice’s 2018 paper “Standing intraoral extractions of cheek teeth aided by partial crown removal in 165 horses (2010-2016),” complete intraoral extraction was successful in what percent of horses and what percent of horses required additional intraoral extraction methods to complete extraction?
EVJ 2018 Rice
Complete intraoral extraction successful in 99.4% horses (164/165)
15% (25/165) required additional intraoral extraction methods
In Rice’s 2018 paper “Standing intraoral extractions of cheek teeth aided by partial crown removal in 165 horses (2010-2016),” what additional intraoral extraction method was performed most commonly?
EVJ 2018 Rice
MITSE 21/25 cases
tooth sectioning 4/25 cases
In Rice’s 2018 paper “Standing intraoral extractions of cheek teeth aided by partial crown removal in 165 horses (2010-2016),” what were the most common intraoperative complications and postoperative complications and rates respectively?
EVJ 2018 Rice
Most common intraoperative: fractured root tips 6.7% 11/165 horses
3.6% (6/165) horses developed postop complications - small alveolar sequestra 4/6 horses
In Caramello’s 2020 study “Equine cheek tooth extraction: Comparison of outcomes for five extraction methods,” which complication is highlighted by the arrows following lateral buccotomy extraction of 408?
EVJ 2020
Bone sequestra from damage to alveolar bone
In Caramello’s 2020 study “Equine cheek tooth extraction: Comparison of outcomes for five extraction methods,” in order from highest to lowest, what were the complication rates for the 5 extraction techniques?
EVJ 2020
Oral extraction - 20%
Repulsion by max trephine 42%
Lateral buccotomy 53%
Repulsion via mandibular trephine 54%
Repulsion via max bone flap 80%
In Caramello’s 2020 study “Equine cheek tooth extraction: Comparison of outcomes for five extraction methods,” which extraction technique significantly increased the odds of superficial incisional surgical site infection?
EVJ 2020
Max trephine retropulsion
In Caramello’s 2020 study “Equine cheek tooth extraction: Comparison of outcomes for five extraction methods,” which extraction technique significantly increased the likelihood of fistulation
EVJ 2020
Repulsion via max bone flap (also inc odds of sinusitis post-op, damage to surrounding teeth, delayed alveolar granulation)
In Caramello’s 2020 study “Equine cheek tooth extraction: Comparison of outcomes for five extraction methods,” which extraction technique significantly increased the odds of facial nerve neuropraxia?
EVJ 2020
Lateral buccotomy
In Pearce’s 2019 study “Extraction of 22 equine cheek teeth with displaced sagittal fractures using polymethylmethacrylate stabilization (2011-2016),” what was the success rate of this technique and what percent of cases had clinical signs on presentation?
EVE 2019
73% success rate
64% had clinical signs
In Pearce’s 2019 study “Extraction of 22 equine cheek teeth with displaced sagittal fractures using polymethylmethacrylate stabilization (2011-2016),” what complications were reported?
EVE 2019
2 maxillary nerve block complications
2 cases that did not have preoperative sinusitis developed postoperative sinusitis
In Kolos’ 2019 paper “Transnasal endoscopic treatment of equine sinus disease in 14 clinical cases,” what do A, B, C and D represent in the image below
EVE 2019
A. Nasal septum
B. Soft palate
C. Dorsal concha
D. Ventral concha
In Kolos’ 2019 paper “Transnasal endoscopic treatment of equine sinus disease in 14 clinical cases,” what concha should be fenestrated to access the rostral and caudal sinus groups respectively?
EVE 2019
Caudal sinus group: ventromedial wall of dorsal concha
Rostral sinus group: medial wall of ventral concha
In Kolos’ 2019 paper “Transnasal endoscopic treatment of equine sinus disease in 14 clinical cases,” what served as the craniocaudal landmark for fenestrations?
EVE 2019
caudal termination of nasal septum attachment to hard palate
In Kolos’ 2019 paper “Transnasal endoscopic treatment of equine sinus disease in 14 clinical cases,” complete resolution of clinical signs was reported in how many cases of dental and primary sinusitis respectively?
EVE 2019
dental sinusitis 7/10
primary sinusitis 3/4
In Wellman’s 2019 study “A Study on the Potential Role of Occlusal Fissure Fractures in the Etiopathogenesis of Equine Cheek Teeth Apical Infections,” standard CT identified how many occlusal fractures?
JVD 2019 issue 3
1 out of 39
In Wellman’s 2019 study “A Study on the Potential Role of Occlusal Fissure Fractures in the Etiopathogenesis of Equine Cheek Teeth Apical Infections,” how many occlusal fissure affected teeth had OFs going beyond 6mm depth?
JVD 2019 issue 3
33% (13/39)
In Kennedy’s 2020 study “A long-term study of equine cheek teeth post-extraction complications: 428 cheek teeth (2004-2018)”, what was the overall complication rate for extractions?
EVJ 2020
13.6%
In Kennedy’s 2020 study “A long-term study of equine cheek teeth post-extraction complications: 428 cheek teeth (2004-2018)” what was the overall success rate for oral extraction?
EVJ 2020
80%
In Kennedy’s 2020 study “A long-term study of equine cheek teeth post-extraction complications: 428 cheek teeth (2004-2018)” what was the complication rate for apically affected teeth vs those without?
EVJ 2020
18.3% with apical infection
5.4% without
In Kennedy’s 2020 study “A long-term study of equine cheek teeth post-extraction complications: 428 cheek teeth (2004-2018)” what was the most common complication and the relative # times they were recorded for repulsion vs MTE vs oral extraction?
EVJ 2020
32/58 (55%) complications were alveolar sequestra
Alveolar sequestration was recorded following 14.6% (6/41) of Steinmann pin repulsions, 10.3% (4/39) of MTEs and 6.4% (22/343) of oral extractions
In Limone’s 2020 case report “Transcutaneous Lateral Alveolar Ostectomy for Standing Surgical Extraction of Mandibular First Molar in an 8-Year-Old Miniature Horse,” what is demonstrated in the image below?
JVD 2020
Pulp exposures of pulp horns 1 and 3
In Limone’s 2020 case report “Transcutaneous Lateral Alveolar Ostectomy for Standing Surgical Extraction of Mandibular First Molar in an 8-Year-Old Miniature Horse,” what modification was made to Rawlinson’s previous description of transcutaneous lateral alveolar ostectomy?
JVD 2020
Buccal bones was only removed over the roots to the level of the furcation and not the reserve crown due to concern for mandibular fracture in a small patient
In Lores’ case report “Repair of an oronasal fistula with a two-layer closure method involving an autogenous fascia lata graft and oral mucosal flap in a pony” what was the first repair technique performed, and what technique ultimately got the fistula to resolve?
JAVMA 2020
1) The pony initially underwent a reconstructive surgical procedure that combined an alveolar bone flap (performed under standing sedation) with a sliding mucoperiosteal hard palate flap to repair the oronasal fistula (under GA)
2) a novel 2-layer flap closure method involving an autogenous fascia lata graft and oral mucosa flap (under GA)
In Pollaris’ 2021 article Fracture Resistance of Equine Cheek Teeth With and Without Occlusal Fissures: A Standardized ex vivo Model,” what factor was associated with decreased fracture resistance?
Frontiers 2021
Presence of fissure fractures
Especially for Type 1a and 1b in mandibular teeth and all types in maxillary teeth
no association with age
decreased fx resistance also with decreased mesio to distal length
In Pollaris’ 2021 article Fracture Resistance of Equine Cheek Teeth With and Without Occlusal Fissures: A Standardized ex vivo Model,” what were the strongest areas of fracture resistance in the healthy teeth tested?
Frontiers 2021
Fracture resistance sites were PH-2 for mand CT and PH-4 for maxillary CT
In Pollaris’ 2021 article Fracture Resistance of Equine Cheek Teeth With and Without Occlusal Fissures: A Standardized ex vivo Model,” what was signficant about fracture depth when healthy teeth were tested?
Frontiers
Experimentally induced crown fractures that extended below the simulated bone level were more frequently associated with pulp horn exposure
Degree of fracture depth was stat sig when comparing maxillary to mandibular CT (max>mand)
PH 5 likely to be above gum line, other PH locations not signficant
The white arrows are indicating deformation in what bone?
Vlaminck 2021 Frontiers
Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Primary Sino-Nasal Obstruction in Miniature Horse Breeds: Long-Term Follow-Up of Seven Cases
Frontal bone
In this image from Elzer’s 2020 paper “Standing Arthroscopic Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Sepsis in a Horse,” which image left, middle or right shows moderate soft tissue swelling at the level of the TMJ?
JVD 2020
Left
middle: ostitis media
right: bilateral osteoproliferative changes consistent with THO
According to Elzer’s 2020 paper “Standing Arthroscopic Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Sepsis in a Horse,” what compartment of the TMJ provides access for arthrocentesis and arthroscopic exploration?
JVD 2020
Larger dorsal compartment → caudolateral and rostrolateral synovial pouches
In this image, what anatomy were the tubes placed?
Through medioventral wall of dorsal conchal sinus
In Dixon’s 2021 paper “Equine “Idiopathic” and Infundibular Caries-Related Cheek Teeth Fractures: A Long-Term Study of 486 Fractured Teeth in 300 Horses” what was the most common type of fracture? What was the most commonly fractured teeth (max vs mand)?
Frontiers 2021
Maxillary pulp horn 1+2 (“slab”) fractures (n = 171/486) 35%
Triadan 08–10s were the most commonly (86%) fractured maxillary teeth.
The Triadan 08 and 09 positions were the most commonly (64%) fractured mandibular teeth
In Dixon’s 2021 paper “Equine “Idiopathic” and Infundibular Caries-Related Cheek Teeth Fractures: A Long-Term Study of 486 Fractured Teeth in 300 Horses” what were signficant findings related to infundibular-related fractures?
Frontiers
- Freq of INF-related fx differed signficantly with Triadan position (09s most common)
- More common in older horses (signficant)
- Unilateral nasal discharge more common with infundibular caries-related fractures (28/88 = 31.8%) than with all other types of maxillary teeth fractures (combined 60/284 = 21.1%).
In Dixon’s 2021 paper “Equine “Idiopathic” and Infundibular Caries-Related Cheek Teeth Fractures: A Long-Term Study of 486 Fractured Teeth in 300 Horses” what type of fracture was most associated with clinical signs of oral pain and bitting problems?
Frontiers 2021
Atypical mandibular cheek tooth fractures (ones through single pulp horns rather than typical “slab” fx through 1+2)
In Derham’s 2020 paper “Surgical treatment of a mandibular ameloblastic carcinoma with metastases to the mandibular lymph nodes in a pony,” what IHC antibody stains were used to confirm the presence of odontogenic epithelium?
EVE 2020
pancytokeratin
vimentin
In Derham’s 2020 paper “Surgical treatment of a mandibular ameloblastic carcinoma with metastases to the mandibular lymph nodes in a pony,” what technique to help stage the tumor had not been previously reported in horses?
EVE 2020
sentinel lymph node mapping
contrast uptake at mandibular lymph nodes bilaterally –> removed all mandibular lymph nodes
In Gergeleit’s 2020 study “Complications following mandibular cheek tooth extraction in 20 horses,” what was the overall prevalence of postoperative complications for mandibular cheek teeth extractions?
Fontiers 2020
6.6% (20/302)
In Gergeleit’s 2020 study “Complications following mandibular cheek tooth extraction in 20 horses,” what Triadan position teeth had the most complications and what was the mean age of horses that developed complications vs horses that did not?
Frontiers 2020
07s, 09s
complications younger (mean 7 years) vs those that did not (13 years)
In Gergeleit’s 2020 study “Complications following mandibular cheek tooth extraction in 20 horses,” intraoral extraction without additional techniques was successful in what percent of cases, and what was the relationship between surgical time, final extraction method and severity of complications?
Frontiers 2020
55% intraoral extraction successful
No direct correlation between surgical time, final extraction method and severity of complications
In Gergeleit’s 2020 study “Complications following mandibular cheek tooth extraction in 20 horses,” what was the most prevalent complication, and what was the median healing time?
Frontiers 2020
Alveolar bone sequestration with delayed alveolar healing 90% (18/20)
3 months (range 2-5 months)
In White’s 2022 article “Long-Term Outcome of Horses Undergoing Unilateral Mandibular Condylectomy and Meniscectomy for Temporomandibular Joint Disease” what was the most common diagnosis, post-op complication, and outcome?
Frontiers 2022
8/11 septic osteoarthritis of the TMJ
5/11 drainage and peri-incisional swelling
10/11 returned to intended use
3/11 severe idiopathic OA
other complications included hematoma from facial artery damage intra-op
1 horse was euthanized 2 years after UMC due to progressively worsening of clinical signs of temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO), which were not present before surgery (neuro signs)
In Verwilghen’s 2022 paper “Equine Suture Exostosis: A Review of Cases from A Multicenter Retrospective Study” what were the 4 etiology groups identified?
Vet Sciences 2022
45/105 developed following sino-nasal surgery
23/105 following trauma
7/105 with underlying sinus pathology
25/105 idiopathic
In Verwilghen’s 2022 paper “Equine Suture Exostosis: A Review of Cases from A Multicenter Retrospective Study” how many cases had bone sequstrum identified?
Vet Sciences 2022
28 cases out of 105 (27%)
In Verwilghen’s 2022 paper “Equine Suture Exostosis: A Review of Cases from A Multicenter Retrospective Study” how many cases were following sinus surgery, and what % were flaps vs trephines?
Vet Sciences 2022
43% (45/105) were following sinus surgery
56% (25/45) were flap surgeries
44% (20/45) were trephinations
From the 25 flap surgeries, 11 were performed with an oscillating saw, two with chisel and in 12 the method was not reported
Trephines ranged from 5mm to 24mm in diameter
In Górski’s paper “Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a Healing Aid after Extraction of Incisors in the Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis Syndrome” what theoretically are the positive effects of HBOT on healing?
Vet Sciences 2022
Increased oxygen concentration reaches the diseased tissues, even those with poor blood supply, supporting aerobic mechanisms of action of neutrophils killing anaerobic bacteria, stimulated the angiogenesis process, reduces tissue swelling, and stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts
This allows for the acceleration of wound healing and shortens the recovery time after surgical procedures
Case report…dumb
Where do compressive forces and tensile forces generally apply to an incisor tooth?
James EOTRH Review JVD 2022 issue 4
Compressive stresses were predominant on the labial aspect of the alveolar crest and the palatal/lingual aspect of the root tip.
Tensile stresses were predominant on the palatal/lingual aspect of the alveolar crest
The maximum stress in the PDL around the crestal bone and the palatal and lingual aspects of the root apex coincides with the position of initial resorptive lesions in the incisors of affected cases.
In Christiansen’s paper “Standing equine cheek tooth extraction: A multivariate analysis of the effect of antibiotics on the risk of post-operative complications” what was the overall outcome/conclusions?
EVJ 2022
Antibiotics were not associated with the risk of complications in 264 horses that underwent standard oral extraction
MTE was associated with a significantly greater risk of any complications, regardless of whether standing oral was combined with antibiotics or not and significance – relative risk 2.32 for MTE
Age was sig assoc with development of complications
MTE not stat sig when additional comparisons made - take with a grain of salt
Age seen as a confounding factor as horses that for abx were typically younger in this cohort
In Townsend’s study “Evaluation of the long-term oral consequences of equine exodontia in 50 horses” what was the rate of dental drift per year?
Townsend TVJ 2008
rate of dental drift was calculated as 15.7% of extraction space/year (range 4–50%)
NOT associated with the age at extraction (P = 0.78) or frequency of dental care since extraction (P = 0.48).
There was a significant negative relationship between the rate of dental drift and the duration of time since extraction (P = 0.008)
In Townsend’s study “Evaluation of the long-term oral consequences of equine exodontia in 50 horses” what was the prevalence of overgrowth of the opposite tooth?
Townsend TVJ 2008
98%
In Hopfgartner’s study “Comparison of equine paranasal sinus trephination complications and outcome following standing computed tomography, radiography and sinoscopy guided approaches for the treatment of sinusitis” what were the outcomes related to imaging groups?
Hopfgartner Vet Surg 2024
Disease duration was sig longer in cases where CT was used for diagnostics versus cases with no CT imaging
Short-term postoperative complications occurred in 30.1% and were higher in groups using preoperative CT imaging (p = .01), with hemorrhage being the most common surgical complication
Post hospital complications occurred in 45.8% (105/223) of all cases and did not differ significantly between imaging groups
No difference in case resolution among imaging groups
In Hopfgartner’s study “Comparison of equine paranasal sinus trephination complications and outcome following standing computed tomography, radiography and sinoscopy guided approaches for the treatment of sinusitis” what were the outcomes related to disease groups in terms of long and short term complications?
Hopfgartner Vet Surg 2024
Disease duration was also significantly longer in primary sinusitis versus secondary sinusitis cases
Long-term complications were more common in the secondary sinusitis (99/182; 50.6%) than the primary sinusitis (13/41; 31.7%) group
Short term post-op complications more common in primary than secondary sinusitis
In Pujol’s 2020 study “Suspected primary mycotic rhinitis and paranasal sinusitis in seven horses (2013-2019),” what was the mean number of debridement sessions necessary to remove any necrotic material, and what was the range of time needed to observe complete regression of mycotic plaques?
EVE 2020
mean 4 debridement sessions
1-5 months
In Pujol’s 2020 study “Suspected primary mycotic rhinitis and paranasal sinusitis in seven horses (2013-2019),” what fungal species was most commonly identified?
EVE 2020
Aspergillus spp
In Pujol’s 2020 study “Suspected primary mycotic rhinitis and paranasal sinusitis in seven horses (2013-2019),” complete longterm clinical resolution was noted in what percent of cases?
EVE 2020
83%
In Zetterstrom’s 2021 case report “Meningitis after tooth extraction and sinus lavage in a horse,” what clinical signs were associated with the development of bacterial meningitis?
Journal of Eq Vet Sci 2021
Hyperthermia, tachycardia, signs of neck pain
First case report of a horse surviving following diagnosis of suspected bacterial meningitis following treatment of bilateral secondary sinusitis due to apical dental infection
In Jehle’s 2022 study “Trephination versus minimally invasive transnasal approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of sinus disease in horses,” access to the affected paranasal sinuses was possible via natural openings in what percent of cases?
Vet Sci 2022
44%
No surgical access required
In Jehle’s 2022 study “Trephination versus minimally invasive transnasal approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of sinus disease in horses,” this study was the first to demonstrate what endoscopic technique?
Vet Sci 2022
transendoscopic fenestration of the maxillary septal bulla
In Jehle’s 2022 study “Trephination versus minimally invasive transnasal approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of sinus disease in horses,” what was the most common complication?
Vet Sci 2022
Hemorrhage
occurred in all minimally invasive procedures
In Stemmet’s 2022 case report “Unilateral, Rostral Maxillary Sinusitis Resulting from Displacement and Retention of an Alveolar Plug in a 4-Year-Old Horse,” what structure is shown below?
JVD 2022
Maxillary septal bulla
In Brown’s 2022 study “Clinical, diagnostic and histological findings involving cheek teeth hypercementosis in nine horses,” what is the definition of nodular reactive hypercementosis vs peripheral reactive hypercementosis?
JVD 2022
Nodular hypercementosis: Proliferation of cementum embedded in periodontal tissues but not visibly attached to tooth root
Peripheral hypercementosis: Proliferation of cementum attached to margin of tooth
In Brown’s 2022 study “Clinical, diagnostic and histological findings involving cheek teeth hypercementosis in nine horses,” how many cases of peripheral vs nodular reactive hypercementosis were diagnosed respectively?
JVD 2022
Peripheral 6/9 cases
Nodular 3/9 cases
In Brown’s 2022 study “Clinical, diagnostic and histological findings involving cheek teeth hypercementosis in nine horses,” how many horses developed complications and what were the most common complications?
JVD 2022
5/9 cases
Oronasal fistula 2/5
Recurrent sinusitis 2/5
Serous drainage for 7 days from mandibular repulsion site
In Godoy’s 2023 study “Treatment of a mandibular diastemal fracture using locking compression plate and cerclage wire in a mare,” what factors were thought to contribute to the successful outcome?
JVD 2023
Implant resistance, fracture stability and proper feed intake
switched to pelleted feed
In Hunt’s 2023 paper “Intraoral formation of a rigid obturator for the treatment of dental fistulae and draining tracts in the horse,” what materials were used to create the rigid obturator?
Rice, Henry JVD 2023
Inorganic borate-based biologically active fiber (RediHeal) placed in debrided alveolus
Flowable bis-acryl-based composite resin (ProTemp)
In Hunt’s 2023 paper “Intraoral formation of a rigid obturator for the treatment of dental fistulae and draining tracts in the horse,” complete resolution of clinical signs was noted in what percent of horses, and confirmed healing was observed in what percent of horses?
Henry, Rice JVD 2023
Complete resolution of clinical signs 95.5% (21/22) horses
Confirmed healing PPOC 68% (15/22)
In Hunt’s 2023 paper “Intraoral formation of a rigid obturator for the treatment of dental fistulae and draining tracts in the horse,” rigid obturator placement complications were noted in what percent of horses?
Rice, Henry JVD 2023
32% (7/22)
All complications resolved following repair or replacement of RO
In Leps’ 2024 study “Dental sectioning for intraoral equine cheek teeth extractions: 29 cases,” what percent of teeth were extracted via sectioning?
Frontiers 2024
6.3% (29/461) teeth
In Leps’ 2024 study “Dental sectioning for intraoral equine cheek teeth extractions: 29 cases,” were more maxillary or mandibular cheek teeth sectioned and what percent of teeth/cases developed complications?
Frontiers 2024
maxillary 27/29
24% complication rate
In Dixon’s 2005 study “Standing oral extraction of cheek teeth in 100 horses,” what was the overall success rate and what was the success rate when a fracture was present?
EVJ 2005
intraoral extraction 90%
fracture present 83%
In Razman’s 2011 study “Extraction of fractured cheek teeth under oral endoscopic guidance in standing horses,” what was the overall success rate?
Vet Surg 2011
87%
In Dubois’ 2019 study “Assessment of clinical and computed tomographic findings for association with the outcome of intraoral cheek tooth extraction in horses and ponies,” what was the intraoral extraction success rate?
JAVMA 2019
67% (60/89 teeth)
Determination of success was obtained by examination of extracted tooth fragments, endoscopic examination of alveolus or probing of alveolus (not rads) → if a small amount of root was present in alveolus deemed unsuccessful
In Dubois’ 2019 study “Assessment of clinical and computed tomographic findings for association with the outcome of intraoral cheek tooth extraction in horses and ponies,” following multivariable analysis, what was the only CT factor that was stat sig associated with a lower extraction success rate and what was that success rate?
Dixon JAVMA 2019
Fractured teeth
54% intraoral success rate
In Dixon’s paper “Empyema of the nasal conchal bulla as a cause of chronic unilateral nasal discharge in the horse: 10 cases (2013-2014)” how many cases has concurrent sinus disease, and how many cases were primary vs dental sinusitis?
Dixon EVJ 2015
7/8 had concurrent sinusitis
1 primary sinusitis, 6 dental sinusitis
the one case with no concurrent sinusitis was a dyplastic and infected 207 causing VCB empyema
In Gergeleit’s paper, “Complications Following Mandibular Cheek Tooth Extraction in 20 Horses”, which mandibular Triadan tooth was most commonly affected by post-op alveolar sequestration in young horses?
Gergeleit Frontiers 2020
Triadan 07
What instrument is shown here?
Dixon EVJ 2021
Trephines
In Dixon’s paper “A long-term study of sinoscopic treatment of equine paranasal sinus disease: 155 cases (2012-2019)” what was the most common reason for follow-up treatment being needed?
Dixon EVJ 2021
Bone sequestra (9/47 cases)
In Dixon’s paper “A long-term study of sinoscopic treatment of equine paranasal sinus disease: 155 cases (2012-2019)” what was the % response to first tx alone, and the overall response rate?
Dixon EVJ 2021
First response: 69.7%
Overall response: 96.1%
Where is this catheter located?
Dixon EVJ 2021
VCS
In Dixon’s 2012 paper “Equine paranasal sinus disease: A long-term study of 200 cases(1997–2009): Treatments and long-term results of treatments” what was the overall success rate of all cases? What was the success for dental sinusitis tx?
Dixon EVJ 2012
Overall: 87%
Dental sinusitis: 82%
In Monck’s 2020 paper “Biomechanical comparison of locking compression plate fixation and a novel pedicle screw external fixation to repair equine mandibular fractures,” how was the pedicle screw with wires (PDW) construct created?
Easley, Vet Surg 2020
4 titanium 4.5mm self-tapping pedicle screws and a 5.5mm titanium rod to each hemimandible
Placed 2cm from fracture site and 2cm from each other
Screws inserted with handheld screwdriver into pre-drilled holes
Bilateral inderdental wires added along tension side of fracture with 18G wire, wires passed between 306/307, 406/407 and wound through incisors