Feline Oral Diseases

Question 1

Number the teefs

Answer 1

Question 2

Identify the anatomy

Answer 2

Question 3

What is the most significant predictor of tooth loss?

Answer 3

Attachment loss

Question 4

What makes up attachment loss?

Answer 4

Gingival recession: distance between gingiva and cementoenamel junction
Periodontal pocketing: distance between gingiva and bottom of pocket

Question 5

Features: Juvenile Periodontitis

Answer 5

Severe gingivitis almost immediately after permanent dentition starts to erupt
Very little plaque/calculus accumulation
Quickly progresses to attachment loss
May also be associated with TR

Question 6

Treatment: Juvenile Periodontitis

Answer 6

Regular anesthetized oral dental cleanings and home care
Extensive, early extractions

Question 7

Answer 7

Juvenile Periodontitis

Question 8

Features: Alveolar Bone Expansion

Answer 8

Often associated with canine teeth
NOT a normal feature of aging
Can be very dramatic
If not managed appropriately, can make closure from extractions very challenging

Question 9

Treatment: Alveolar Bone Expansion

Answer 9

Radiographic monitoring
Extract associated tooth
Bone reduction at time of extraction

Question 10

Answer 10

Alveolar Bone Expansion

Question 11

Answer 11

Alveolar Bone Expansion

Question 12

Features: Tooth Supereruption

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Tooth that seems to be getting longer
Can be associated with alveolar bone expansion
Most often maxillary K9s
Rad evidence of periodontal disease

Question 13

Treatment: Tooth Supereruption

Answer 13

Extract teeth

Question 14

Answer 14

Tooth Supereruption

Question 15

Answer 15

Tooth Supereruption

Question 16

What are the big 8 teeth?

Answer 16

Question 17

Presentation: Feline Chronic Gingivitis Stomatitis

Answer 17

Halitosis
Decreased appetite
Lack of grooming

Question 18

PE: Feline Chronic Gingivitis Stomatitis

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Inflammation of the caudal oral cavity/palatoglossal arches
Periodontal disease and tooth resorption can have similar inflammation around the teeth

Question 19

Biochemical Changes: Feline Chronic Gingivitis Stomatitis

Answer 19

Increased globulins

Question 20

Surgical Treatment: Feline Chronic Gingivitis Stomatitis

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Full mouth extractions
Analgesia
3-4m for inflammation to subside

Question 21

Medical Treatment: Feline Chronic Gingivitis Stomatitis

Answer 21

Plaque reduction
Cleanings q6m
Daily tooth brushing, dental diets
Immunosuppression (cyclosporine)

Question 22

Features: Pyogenic Granuloma

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Proliferation lesion most commonly located at mandibular 1st molar
Secondary to trauma from the maxillary 4th premolar
Easily mistaken for SCC

Question 23

Treatment: Pyogenic Granuloma

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Excision of lesion (bx) AND extraction of teeth (208,309)
Excision of lesion without extraction is associated with a high recurrence rate

Question 24

Answer 24

Pyogenic Granuloma

Question 25

What are the (2) non-odontogenic tumors of cats?

Answer 25

Squamous cell carcinoma Fibrosarcoma

Question 26

Features: Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Variable appearance Can mimic other diseases May appear clinically as non-healing extraction sites Poor prognosis