This lecture is focused on:

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

- anatomy of the skull and the mandible;

- anatomy of the masticatory muscles;

- physiology of mastication

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

- the importance of a thorough history;

- the clinical exam in the conscious patient;

- anesthetic protocols and anesthetic considerations;

- radiography (normal radiographic anatomy, extraoral projections);

- oral endoscopy;

- computed tomography of the head and teeth.

This short lecture is focused on anesthesia and analgesia aimed to dental and surgical procedures for dentistry, in the guinea pig.

This lecture is focused on:

- anatomy and physiology of the digestive system;

- nutrition;

and represents an important premise to pathophysiology of dental disease

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

- elongation of clinical crowns;

- periapical infections;

- osteomyelitis;

- elodontomas;

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

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

This lecture focuses on the surgical treatment of periapical infections and odontogenic abscesses. It includes:

- the clinical presentation;

- the surgical approoaches;

- the postoperative mangement of the patient;

- follow-up and complications.

This lecture represents an appendix to the previous lecture. Using a case report of the surgical treatment of a retromasseteric abscess in a guinea pig, it is a practical session with videos of the step-by-step procedures