Radiological Staging and Management of the Periodontal Disease in Canines
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https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.4.04Keywords:
Dental radiography,, Dogs, Periodontal disease,, Periodontal indexAbstract
Dental diseases are very prevalent in pet animals among which periodontal diseases are very common; by the two years of the age 80% of the pets will be having one or the other dental disease. The periodontal disease is characterised by loss of tooth attachment and the gingival recession. A total of 24 clinical cases were included in the study, in which complete oral cavity examination was carried out in an anaesthetised patient to record the clinical signs. Dental radiography was done to record the percentage of attachment loss. Radiography was taken in an anaesthetised animal by placing the cassette intra-orally for maxillary and mandibular incisors and canines, whereas for premolars and molars of maxilla and mandible, patient was positioned laterally with slight elevation of head. Attachment loss appeared as bone loss surrounding and across the tooth and this was calculated by measuring the alveolar margin from the cemento enamel junction relative to the root length. Based on the attachment loss staging of the periodontal disease was done. Staging the periodontal index helped in the treatment plans like chlorhexidine lavage, home care practices (tooth brushing, addition of dental treats, chews and prophylactic antibiotic therapy), dental scaling and tooth extraction procedures.
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