Dentistry in Rabbits and Rodents

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-80254-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 868 g

Dentistry in Rabbits and Rodents is a practical guide aimed at helping clinicians successfully diagnose and treat dental problems in rabbits and rodents within their own surgeries. With over two-thirds of small mammals presenting with tooth related problems, there is great potential to enhance the treatment offered to the owners of these species. Focusing on innovative diagnostics using normal radiographic machines as well as specific positioning techniques, radiographs are presented with reference lines and detailed annotations. Richly illustrated with high quality photographs, pathological findings are described before selection of appropriate therapy and treatment is discussed.

Key features include:

* Covers the dental anatomy and physiology of all small mammal species commonly kept as pets.
* Intraoral radiography and innovative positioning for imaging the guinea pig and chinchilla dentitions are described, enabling the practitioner to visualize each tooth in detail.
* Once a diagnosis has been reached, selection of different treatments and the advantages and disadvantages of each surgical technique are discussed.
* Offers helpful directives for approaching and treating dental disease without the need for referral to a specialist or the use of expensive equipment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Böhmer, Estella

Boehmer, Estella

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Zahnmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Haus- und Kleintiere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Basics of odontology

- Anatomical characteristics in rabbits and rodents

- Clinical check-up

- Diagnostic radiology

- Computertomography

- Anaesthesia and analgesia

- Instruments / different techniques of tooth trimming (radical versus decent)

- Pathological changes of the incisors

- Pathological changes of the cheek teeth

- Abscesses (diagnostic and different treatments)

- Parodontopathies and caries in rabbits and rodents

- Pathology of the temporomandibular joint

- Symphysiolysis (diagnosis and treatment)

- Jaw fractures

- Postoperative treatment

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Estella Böhmer, DVM, Dr. med. vet. is Senior Physician at the Clinic of Small Animal Surgery and Reproduction, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany, and head of the department for small mammal surgery. She is an official consultant on small mammals for the Veterinary Information Network. She also lectures on small mammal dentistry seminars in Germany.