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This rapid reference to the practical clinical aspects of small animal dentistry is arranged to reflect the clinician's thinking and approach to problems: background information, clinical relevance, key points, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and management. Some 400 top-quality illustrations --- color photos, imaging and diagrams -- provide a critically important complement to the text. This color handbook offers real-life insights into the progression of oral disease and will be welcomed as a working resource by veterinary practitioners and students, and as a valuable review by more advanced veterinary dentists.

Foreword	p. 6
Preface	p. 7
Abbrevations	p. 8
Anatomy and Physiology
Canine dental anatomy	p. 10
Feline dental anatomy	p. 12
Rodent and lagomorph dental anatomy	p. 13
Dental terminology	p. 14
Tooth development	p. 17
Enamel, dentin, and pulp	p. 18
Periodontium	p. 20
Bones of the face and jaws	p. 22
Muscles, cheeks, and lips	p. 26
Neurovascular structures	p. 28
Joints of die head	p. 31
Hard and soft palates	p. 32
Tongue	p. 34
Salivary glands	p. 36
Lymph nodes and tonsils	p. 38
Oral Examination
History	p. 40
General physical examination	p. 41
Orofacial examination	p. 42
Conscious (awake) intraoral examination	p. 44
The anesthetized orodental examination	p. 54
Veterinary Dental Radiology
Patient positioning	p. 64
Film placement within the patient's month	p. 64
Positioning the beam head	p. 65
Setting the exposure	p. 67
Exposing the radiograph	p. 68
Developing the radiograph	p. 69
Techniques for various individual teeth	p. 72
Interpreting dental radiographs	p. 79
Pathology in the Pediatric Patient
Persistent deciduous teeth	p. 90
Fractured deciduous teeth	p. 93
Malocclusions (general)	p. 95
Deciduous malocclusions	p. 96
malocclusions	p. 98
Mesioversed maxillary canines (lance effect)	p. 100
Base narrow canines	p. 102
malocclusion (overshot, mandibular brachygnathism)	p. 104
malocclusion (undershot)	p. 106
malocclusion (wry bite)	p. 108
Cleft palate	p. 110
Cleft lip (harelip)	p. 112
Tight lip	p. 113
Hypodontia/oligodontia and anodontia (congenially missing teeth)	p. 114
Impacted or embedded (unerupted) teeth	p. 116
Denrigerous cyst (follicular cyst)	p. 118
Odontoma	p. 119
Hairy tongue	p. 121
Enamel hypocalcification (hypoplasia)	p. 122
Feline juvenile (puberty) gingivitis/periodontitis	p. 124
Oral papillomatosis	p. 126
Pathologies of the Dental Hard Tissues
Uncomplicated crown fracture (closed crown fracture)	p. 128
Complicated crown fracture (open crown fracture)	p. 130
Caries (cavity, tooth decay)	p. 133
feline tooth resorption (TR)	p. 136
feline tooth resorption (TR)	p. 138
Enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification	p. 140
Dental abrasion	p. 142
Dental attrition	p. 144
External resorption	p. 146
Internal resorption	p. 148
Intrinsic stains (endogenous stains)	p. 149
Extrinsic stains (exogenous stains)	p. 151
Primary endodontic lesion with secondary periodontal disease	p. 152
Primary periodontal lesion with secondary endodontic involvement	p. 153
Combined endodontic and periodontal lesion	p. 155
Idiopathic root resorption	p. 156
Problems with the Gingiva
Gingivitis	p. 160
Periodontitis	p. 164
Generalized gingival enlargement (gingival hyperplasia)	p. 170
Trauma	p. 172
Epulids	p. 173
Gingivostomatitis (caudal stomatitis) in cats	p. 176
Pathologies of the Oral Mucosa
Oronasal fistula	p. 184
Eosinophilic granuloma complex	p. 186
Chronic ulcerative paradental stomatitis (CUPS) (kissing lesions)	p. 189
Immune-mediated diseases affecting the oral cavity	p. 192
Uremic stomatitis	p. 194
Candidiasis (thrush)	p. 195
Caustic burns of the oral cavity	p. 197
Problems with Muscles, Bones, and Joints
Masticatory myositis	p. 200
Craniomandibular osteopathy	p. 202
Idiopathic trigeminal neuritis	p. 204
Temporomandibular joint luxation	p. 205
Temporomandibular joint dysplasia	p. 206
Fractures	p. 207
Traumatic tooth avulsion and luxation	p. 214
Root fractures	p. 216
Osteomyelitis	p. 217
Tumors and cysts	p. 218
Hyperparathyroidism	p. 221
Tetanus	p. 222
Botulism	p. 224
Malignant Oral Neoplasia
Introduction	p. 226
Malignant melanoma	p. 228
Fibrosarcoma	p. 230
Squamous cell carcinoma	p. 232
Histologically low-grade, biologically high-grade, fibrosarcoma	p. 234
Osteosarcoma	p. 235
Pathologies of the Salivary System
Sialoceles	p. 238
Salivary gland tumors	p. 240
Sialoliths (salivary stones)	p. 241
Appendices	p. 243
References	p. 249
Index	p. 267
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FOREWORDVeterinary dentistry has exploded as a discipline within veterinary medicine over the past 20+ years,primarily due to the tireless efforts of those clinicians in the 1970s and early 1980s who took an oftenoverlooked area of the patient, and turned it into a focus of major significance. Thanks to thesepioneers in veterinary dentistry, many of us found our calling within veterinary medicine and providea valuable service to animals throughout the world. In the early days of veterinary dentistry, thosewho had a special interest in dentistry would gather together and discuss conditions and treatmentsthey had found to be particularly helpful or successful. Out of these meetings rose the organizationof the American Veterinary Dental Society and the Veterinary Dental Forum. The Veterinary DentalForum has grown to an annual meeting of nearly 1000 participants, a far cry from the early days ofgetting together around a cold beverage to talk about your most challenging/rewarding cases! Alsoblossoming out of the efforts of these pioneers has come the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, aquarterly publication that is currently recognized internationally as the journal of record for veterinarydentistry. All these efforts were to help educate veterinarians about veterinary dentistry and to elevatethe practice of veterinary medicine in general.Though many aspects of veterinary dentistry are continuously evolving, one constant is the clinicalpracticality of veterinary dentistry. This is reflected in the organization and thought processthroughout this book. Dr. Niemiec does an excellent job presenting many dental conditions from avery practical standpoint. Beginning with the initial oral examination, through the diagnosticprocedures, such as dental radiography, Dr. Niemiec provides pragmatic tips along the way. Readingthis text is similar to the way practitioners think through diagnostic challenges within their ownpractices. From the early chapters that focus on the normal oral/dental anatomy through the oralexamination and diagnostics for all areas of the mouth, this text is a valuable reference for both thegeneral practitioner and the seasoned veterinary dentist.Those of us, like Dr. Niemiec, who have walked in the footsteps of those pioneers of the earlydays of veterinary dentistry, can only hope to carry on the tradition of educating others in our questto relieve unnecessary patient suffering. This book is an excellent tribute to those practitioners.With gratitude and thanks,Michael Peak, DVM, DAVDCImmediate Past-President, American Veterinary Dental CollegePREFACEThis book is designed to be a quick reference for practitioners to identify the common oralpathologies in the dog and cat. All pathologies are demonstrated by typical photographic and, insome cases, radiographic examples. Along with the graphic examples is a concise but complete andcurrent description of the pathology. The description includes etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features,differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and treatment/management. Each topic is then summarizedin easy-to-read key points. This format will make identification and initial therapy of oral diseasesmuch more efficient.The first three chapters set a foundation for assessing and diagnosing oral pathology. Chapter oneis a review of oral anatomy and physiology. In the style of the book, this is supported with numerousfull color images. Chapter two presents a stepwise guide on how to perform a proper oralexamination. These techniques will allow practitioners to find the subtle pathologies listed withinthe book. Finally, dental radiology is presented. The first part of chapter three discusses propertechniques for obtaining quality dental radiographs, and the latter part discusses proper diagnosis ofdental radiographs with high-quality digital images.Following this introduction, the book is presented by anatomic areas, to ease identification ofunknown pathology. These areas include problems with the: te

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