Oral Medicine Flashcards
In Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” what was the most commonly cultured bacterial species?
Fusobacterium sp
According to Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” which salivary gland is most commonly affected by disease?
Parotid salivary gland
According to Kilcoyne’s 2014 study, “Septic sialoadenitis in equids: A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2010),” what factors contribute to the development of sialoadenitis in the horse?
Sialoliths and dental abnormalities (oral trauma and bacterial colonization such as secondary to sharp enamel overgrowths or crown fracture with feed packing)
According to the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what were the respective attenuation values of melanomas versus the adjacent masseter muscle?
113.5 HU vs. 69 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what was the attenuation of melanomas in comparison to the adjacent masseter muscle?
All (216) melanomas were hyperattenuating compared to masseter musculature
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what percentage of masses contained hypoattenuating areas at what median attenuation value?
19.4% (41/216)
45.1 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” what percentage of masses contained mineralized areas at what median attenuation value?
25.9% (56/216)
326 HU
In the 2015 study by Dixon et al., “Computed tomographic appearance of melanomas in the equine head: 13 cases,” describe the type of mineralization seen on histological exam of melanomas of the head.
Dystrophic mineralization
