Small Animal Dentistry

Question 1

Definition:
caused by tooth to tooth contact forming acquired wear facets upon pristine enamel

Answer 1

Attrition

Question 2

Definition:
is caused by food and foreign body contact (e.g., tooth brushing) that may obliterate attrition wear patterns

Answer 2

Abrasion

Question 3

What are the treatment options for a fractured tooth with pulp exposure?

Answer 3

• Root canal treatment (difficult procedure to perform)
• Extraction

Question 4

Definition:
Decay that’s caused in the enamel and dentin of the tooth by an acid substance (carbohydrates)

Answer 4

Caries or Cavity

Question 5

(T/F) Dogs are the flagship species for tooth resorption

Answer 5

False, Cats are the flagship species

Question 6

• Not sticky or soft when you put the probe in
• Many times it will have a vascular component (bleeds when you touch it)
• Almost always a problem that starts below the gum line or at least inside the tooth

Answer 6

Tooth Resorption
- Extraction or crown amputation recommended

Question 7

When we see a lesion above the gum line or a significant lesion that’s resorption of the root then we need to …

Answer 7

Take the tooth out

Question 8

Definition:
Inflammation of the oral cavity

Answer 8

Stomatitis
- any level of gingivitis, mucositis, periodontal disease , or oral ulcers, benign and malignant can technically fit under the heading of stomatitis

Question 9

• May bleed a little bit when you touch it or probe it
• It has a little more redness and maybe a bit more swelling

Answer 9

Mild gingivitis

Question 10

• More generalized but very demarcated where we don’t have mucositis
• Gingiva is very inflamed
• May be chronic

Answer 10

Severe Gingivitis

Question 11

Save the term “Feline Stomatitis” for when there is …

Answer 11

Caudal mucositis pr Caudal oral inflammation

Question 12

List the Clinical Signs for Periodontal Disease:

Answer 12

• Gingivitis
• Halitosis
• Calculus
• Recession

Question 13

(T/F) Calculus is not an etiological factor for periodontal disease

Answer 13

True
- Animals can have dirty teeth as far as calculus or mineralization of the surface of the enamel

Question 14

(T/F) Plaque is an etiological agent

Answer 14

True
- Plaque: has a biofilm of bacteria in it

Question 15

(T/F) Gingivitis is more of a clinical importance than true calculus or the dirtiness of the teeth on a conscious oral exam

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What is the Treatment for Periodontal Disease?

Answer 16

• Periodontal Therapy (“aka Dental” use an appropriate term to describe)
• Antimicrobial Therapy
• Advanced Periodontal Therapy, Oral Surgery, Periodontal surgery
• Appropriate Home Care

Prevention is the best Cure!

Question 17

• Root exposure
• Generalized significant oral inflammation
• Attachment loss
• Gum recession
• Greater than Stage 2 in at least one or more teeth

Answer 17

Periodontitis (Periodontal disease)

Question 18

• Oral inflammation
• Feline stomatitis would fit in this situation
• In dogs, we will see some stomatitis-type instances, where they don’t have a significant amount of probing depth
• Plaque Sensitivity
• Contact irritation or inflammation or contact mucositis or gingivitis where the soft tissue contacts the tooth at the gum line

Answer 18

Chronic Ulcerative Mucositis Contact Ulcers – “kissing lesions”
-> Sometimes called “CUPS”

Question 19

In cats, a lump or bump in an older cats mouth is ________________ until proven otherwise

Answer 19

Squamous Carcinoma
- Osteosarcomas Second

Question 20

What is the most common bump or lump we see in dogs’ mouths?

Answer 20

Odontogenic Tumor

Question 21

Definition:
is determined by the shape of the head, jaw length and width and the position of the teeth

Answer 21

Occlusion

Question 22

Definition:
is an abnormality in the position of the teet

Answer 22

Malocclusion