ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Dental hygiene is becoming an increasingly important component of quality health care for laboratory animals, especially non-human primates (NHPs). One key to a successful health care program is an effective and efficient record-keeping system. METHODS: To standardize a dental hygiene program for a small colony of NHPs, we developed a dental recording chart specific for rhesus monkeys. This dental chart was developed using the modified Triadan system. This system numbers teeth across species according to location. RESULTS: An illustrative case report was presented to demonstrate the accurate record keeping and spatial relationship generated from this Old World NHP dental chart design. CONCLUSION: The development and implementation of a standardized dental chart, as part of a dental hygiene program will help minimize variables that may affect research data.
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Dental Records/standards , Macaca mulatta , Monkey Diseases/surgery , Oral Hygiene/veterinary , Abscess/surgery , Abscess/veterinary , Anesthesia, Dental/methods , Anesthesia, Dental/veterinary , Animals , Male , Postoperative Care/methods , Postoperative Care/veterinary , Stomatognathic Diseases/surgery , Stomatognathic Diseases/veterinary , Veterinary Medicine/methodsABSTRACT
Subjective owner assessment of the success of vital pulp therapy was performed for complicated crown fracture (n = 9) and crown reduction (n = 54) of canine teeth in dogs and cats. Our results documented that owners are not able to accurately determine the outcome of vital pulp therapy. Objective assessment of vital pulp therapy for teeth receiving crown reduction indicated maintenance of vitality in 28 of 28 (100%) teeth. Subjective and objective assessments of vital pulp therapy performed > 7-days following complicated crown fracture indicated 9 of 9 (100%) teeth were non-vital. A poor prognosis for maintenance of tooth vitality is warranted for vital pulp therapy of complicated crown fractures with prolonged pulp exposure regardless of the age of the patient. Whereas, an excellent prognosis can be provided for vital pulp therapy following crown reduction. Semiannual, postoperative oral and radiographic examinations are recommended for a minimum of 2-years to assess vitality in all teeth receiving vital pulp therapy.
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Cats/surgery , Crowns/veterinary , Cuspid/surgery , Dental Pulp Capping/veterinary , Dogs/surgery , Tooth Fractures/veterinary , Animals , Cats/injuries , Cuspid/injuries , Dogs/injuries , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Radiography , Time Factors , Tooth Crown/injuries , Tooth Crown/surgery , Tooth Fractures/diagnostic imaging , Tooth Fractures/surgeryABSTRACT
A two-year-old spayed/female Miniature Pinscher was treated for mobility of the left and right mandibular first molar teeth. Periodontal probing and intraoral dental radiographs indicated severe periodontal attachment loss. It was determined that both teeth had endodontic-periodontal lesions based on restoration of periodontal attachment and partial resolution of radiolucent periapical lesions following treatment which emphasized endodontic therapy.
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Dog Diseases/diagnosis , Dog Diseases/surgery , Periodontal Attachment Loss/veterinary , Animals , Diagnosis, Differential , Dog Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Dog Diseases/pathology , Dogs , Female , Mandible , Molar , Periodontal Attachment Loss/diagnosis , Periodontal Attachment Loss/surgery , Radiography , Root Canal Therapy/veterinary , Root Planing/veterinaryABSTRACT
A five-year-old spayed/female Border Collie was presented with a crown-root fracture of the maxillary left fourth premolar. Surgical endodontic, and restorative techniques were performed to maintain the tooth. Re-examination 18-months following therapy indicated a successful outcome with no radiographic signs of periapical pathology.
