Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion

Blackwell s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry, Second Edition presents essential information in a succinct, well-defined format for easy and quick access. This fully revised edition offers more color images, general updates from recent developments, and extensive revisions to the diagnostic and techniques sections, as well as additional information on charting with corresponding illustrations. New topics include exotic pets, including ferrets, prairie dogs, and chinchillas; oral pain management; home care; the technician in dentistry; and the business of dentistry. Topics cover diagnostics and treatment in a logical step-wise fashion, taking the typical Five-Minute format. Ancillary subjects on pain management, home care, and small mammal care have also been addressed and expanded, and a new companion website offers client education handouts to download and use in practice at wiley.com/go/lobprise. Blackwell s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry is the ideal practical manual for general practitioners seeking accessible, reliable information on dentistry techniques and treatments.

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult ClinicalCompanion: Small Animal Dentistry, Second Edition presentsessential information in a succinct, well-defined format for easyand quick access. This fully revised edition offers morecolor images, general updates from recent developments, andextensive revisions to the diagnostic and techniques sections, aswell as additional information on charting with correspondingillustrations. New topics include exotic pets, including ferretsprairie dogs, and chinchillas; oral pain management; home care; thetechnician in dentistry; and the business of dentistry.Topics cover diagnostics and treatment in a logical step-wisefashion, taking the typical Five-Minute format.Ancillary subjects on pain management, home care, and small mammalcare have also been addressed and expanded, and a new companionwebsite offers client education handouts to download and use inpractice at href="wiley.com/go/lobprise">wiley.com/go/lobprise. Blackwell'sFive-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small AnimalDentistry is the ideal practical manual for generalpractitioners seeking accessible, reliable information on dentistrytechniques and treatments.

Contributors xiPreface xivAcknowledgments xviiSection I DiagnosticsChapter 1 Oral Exam and Charting. 5Chapter 2 Periodontal Probing 16Chapter 3 Transillumination 24Chapter 4 Intraoral Radiology 28Section II TechniquesChapter 5 Complete Dental Cleaning 61Chapter 6 Root Planing: Periodontal Pocket Therapy 69Chapter 7 Gingival Flaps 79Chapter 8 Extraction Technique 95Chapter 9 Oral Pain Management 115Section III The Practice of DentistryChapter 10 The Business of Dentistry 125Chapter 11 Technicians and Dentistry 133Section IV Oral/Dental Diseases (Developmental Oral/Dental Problems)Chapter 12 Persistent (Retained) Deciduous Teeth 143Chapter 13 Craniomandibular Osteopathy 148Chapter 14 Enamel Hypocalcifi cation 152Chapter 15 Eruption Disruption/Abnormalities 157Chapter 16 Abnormal Number of Teeth (Decreased) 163Chapter 17 Abnormal Number of Teeth (Increased) 168Chapter 18 Abnormal Tooth Formation/Structure 173Chapter 19 Dentigerous Cyst 178Chapter 20 Tight Lip Syndrome 183Chapter 21 Palatal Defects (Congenital) 186Chapter 22 Bird Tongue (Microglossia) 192Chapter 23 Malocclusions of Teeth 195Section V Acquired Oral/Dental Diseases (Periodontal Problems)Chapter 24 Halitosis 207Chapter 25 Periodontal Disease: Gingivitis 211Chapter 26 Periodontal Disease: Periodontitis 216Chapter 27 Gingival Hyperplasia 224Chapter 28 Oronasal Fistula 231Chapter 29 Stomatitis 237Chapter 30 Oral Ulceration and Chronic Ulcerative Paradental Stomatitis 243Section VI Enamel and Dentin ProblemsChapter 31 Discolored Tooth/Teeth 251Chapter 32 Dental Caries (Cavities) 258Chapter 33 Attrition/Abrasion/Wear of Teeth 271Section VII Endodontic DiseaseChapter 34 Tooth Fracture 279Chapter 35 Tooth Root Abscess (Apical Abscess) 288Chapter 36 Pulpitis 295Section VIII NeoplasiaChapter 37 Epulis 303Chapter 38 Melanocytic Tumors (Oral) 310Chapter 39 Fibrosarcoma 314Chapter 40 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Gingiva) 318Chapter 41 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Tongue) 322Chapter 42 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Tonsil) 326Chapter 43 Odontoma 330Chapter 44 Tumors of Lesser Prevalence 336Chapter 45 Papillomatosis (Oral) 341Section IX TraumaChapter 46 Maxillary and Mandibular Fractures 347Chapter 47 Temporomandibular Joint: Dislocation/Luxation/Intermittent Open Mouth Locking 358Chapter 48 Tooth Luxation or Avulsion 363Section X Disorders Prevalent in FelinesChapter 49 Tooth Resorption: Feline 369Chapter 50 Caudal Stomatitis 380Chapter 51 Chronic Osteitis/Alveolitis 384Chapter 52 Oral Manifestations of Feline Infectious Diseases 389Section XI Salivary and Other Special ProblemsChapter 53 Salivary Mucocele (Sialocele) 397Chapter 54 Sialolith 402Chapter 55 Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma 405Chapter 56 Masticatory Muscle Myositis. 408Chapter 57 Trigeminal Neuritis (Idiopathic) 412Chapter 58 Pemphigus Vulgaris 415Chapter 59 Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex 420Section XII Exotic PetsChapter 60 Small Mammal Dentistry 429AppendicesAppendix A The Use of Antibiotics in Veterinary Dentistry 441Appendix B American Veterinary Dental College Nomenclature 442Appendix C Dental Home Care 462Glossary 467Index 483