Wiggs’s Veterinary Dentistry

Wiggs s Veterinary Dentistry: Principles and Practice, Second Edition is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the classic comprehensive reference for veterinary dentistry. Provides current, comprehensive information on veterinary dentistry Encompasses rudimentary tenets of the field as well as advanced techniques Presents the state-of-the-art in veterinary dentistry, with all topics fully updated, revised, and expanded to reflect current knowledge Written by leading veterinary dental specialists and edited by luminaries in the field Includes more images and color throughout to support the text The second edition of Wiggs s Veterinary Dentistry: Principles and Practice is an updated and comprehensive guide to all things related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the oral cavity in canine and feline patients....Overall, this book will be a good resource for any small animal practice or practitioner who performs veterinary dentistry. - JAVMA Vol 255 No. 6

Wiggs's Veterinary Dentistry: Principles and Practice, Second Edition is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the classic comprehensive reference for veterinary dentistry.* Provides current, comprehensive information on veterinary dentistry* Encompasses rudimentary tenets of the field as well as advanced techniques* Presents the state-of-the-art in veterinary dentistry, with all topics fully updated, revised, and expanded to reflect current knowledge* Written by leading veterinary dental specialists and edited by luminaries in the field* Includes more images and color throughout to support the text"The second edition of Wiggs's Veterinary Dentistry: Principles and Practice is an updated and comprehensive guide to all things related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the oral cavity in canine and feline patients....Overall, this book will be a good resource for any small animal practice or practitioner who performs veterinary dentistry." - JAVMA Vol 255 No. 6

Foreword ixList of Contributors xi1 Oral Anatomy and Physiology 1Matthew Lemmons and Donald Beebe2 Oral Examination and Diagnosis 25Jan Bellows3 Oral Radiology and Imaging 41Brook Niemiec4 Developmental Pathology and Pedodontology 63Bonnie H. Shope, Paul Q. Mitchell, and Diane Carle5 Periodontology 81Kevin Stepaniuk6 Traumatic Dentoalveolar Injuries 109Jason Soukup7 Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors, Cysts, and Tumor-Like Lesions 131Jason Soukup and John Lewis8 General Oral Pathology 155Heidi B. Lobprise9 Anesthesia and Pain Management 177Lindsey C. Snyder, Christopher Snyder, and Donald Beebe10 Oral Surgery - Periodontal Surgery 193Heidi B. Lobprise and Kevin Stepaniuk11 Oral Surgery - Extractions 229Cynthia Charlier12 Oral Surgery - General 247Heidi B. Lobprise13 Oral Surgery - Fracture and Trauma Repair 265Kendall Taney and Christopher Smithson14 Oral Surgery - Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors 289Heidi B. Lobprise and Jason Soukup15 Basic Endodontic Therapy 311Robert C. Boyd16 Advanced Endodontic Therapy 335Michael Peak and Heidi B. Lobprise17 Restorative Dentistry 357Anthony Caiafa and Louis Visser18 Crowns and Prosthodontics 387Curt Coffman, Chris Visser, Jason Soukup, and Michael Peak19 Occlusion and Orthodontics 411Heidi B. Lobprise20 Domestic Feline Oral and Dental Diseases 439Alexander M. Reiter, Norman Johnston, Jamie G. Anderson, Maria M. Soltero-Rivera, and Heidi B. Lobprise21 Small Mammal Oral and Dental Diseases 463Loïc Legendre22 Exotic Animals Oral and Dental Diseases 481Roberto Fecchio, Marco Antonio Gioso, and Kristin BannonIndex 501