DENTISTRY and OROFACIAL SURGERY

of EXOTIC COMPANION MAMMALS

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  • RODENTS

    DENTISTRY of OTHER COMPANION RODENTS

    (CHINCHILLA, DEGU, RAT, HAMSTERS, PRAIRIE DOG and OTHER SQUIRRELS)

    This segment of the course is focused on dentistry of companion rodent species other than the guinea pig, including anatomy, physiology, standard and advanced diagnostic imaging, intraoral treatment, and extraoral surgical treatment.

  • Chinchilla - Anatomy and Physiology of the Skull, Head and Teeth (15 min.)

    This lecture is focused on:

    - anatomy and physiology of the teeth, dental formula, numbering systems, terminology;

    - anatomy of the skull and the mandible;

    - physiology of mastication

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  • Chinchilla - Clinical Exam and Diagnostic Imaging (42 min.)

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    This lecture discusses the clinical aspects of dentistry in chinchillas, including:

    - the importance of a thorough history;

    - the clinical exam in the conscious patient;

    - anesthetic protocols and anesthetic considerations;

    - radiography (extraoral projections, normal radiographic anatomy);

    - oral endoscopy;

    - computed tomography of the head and teeth

  • Chinchilla - Dental Disease (31 min.)

    This lecture is focused entirely on pathophysiology and on visual description of dental disease and related complications, including:

    - elongation of clinical crowns;

    - periapical infections;

    The visual description includes dental and bony specimens as well as diagnostic imaging modalities displaying radiographic, CT, and endoscopic abnormalities

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  • Chinchilla - Treatment of Dental Disease (23 min.)

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    This lecture describes the indications and the procedures for treatment of dental disease, including coronal reduction, extraction, and treatment of periapical infections

  • Degus - Overview of Dental Disease (33 min.)

    This lecture is an overview of dentistry of degus including:

    - anatomy and physiology of the teeth, dental formula, numbering systems;

    - diagnostic imaging (radiography and oral endoscopy);

    - dental disease and coronal reduction of cheek teeth

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  • Prairie dog - Anatomy and Physiology of the Skull, Head and Teeth (13 min.)

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    This short lecture is focused on the anatomy of the head and teeth in the prairie dog (Cynomis ludovicianus), including:

    - anatomy and physiology of the teeth, the dental formula and the numbering systems;

    - anatomy of the skull and the mandible

  • Prairie dog - Clinical Exam and Diagnostic Imaging (14 min.)

    This lecture discusses the clinical aspects of dentistry in prairie dogs, including:

    - the importance of a thorough history;

    - anesthetic protocols and anesthetic considerations;

    - the clinical exam in the patient under anesthesia;

    - radiography (extraoral projections, normal radiographic anatomy);

    - oral endoscopy;

    - computed tomography of the head and teeth

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  • Prairie dog - Dental Disease (44 min.)

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    This lecture is focused entirely on pathophysiology and on visual description of dental disease and related complications, including:

    - disease of incisor teeth;

    - pathology of odontomas, pseudo-odontomas, and elodontomas;

    - disease of cheek teeth

  • Prairie dog - Treatment of Incisor Teeth and of Pseudo-odontoma (57 min.)

    This visual lecture discusses the various step-by-step procedures for extraction of incisor teeth and dental treatment of pseudo-odontomas

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  • Rat - Overview of Dental Disease (33 min.)

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    This lecture is an overview of dentistry of rats including:

    - anatomy and physiology of the teeth, dental formula, numbering systems;

    - diagnostic imaging (radiography and oral endoscopy);

    - dental disease, abscesses;

    - treatment of incisor teeth

  • Hamsters - Dental and Oral Disease (48 min.)

    This extensive lecture is an overview of dentistry and other oral diseases of hamsters, including:

    - anatomy and physiology of the teeth, dental formula, numbering systems;

    - diagnostic imaging (radiography and oral endoscopy);

    - dental disease, abscesses;

    - treatment of incisor teeth;

    - diseases and surgery of cheek pouches.

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