Bilateral abscesses of the maxillary carnassial teeth in a female Pekinese

Authors : Abutorab Tabatabaei NAEINI, Alireza Raayat JAHROMI, Samira MEHRSHAD

Pages : 461-464

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Tooth infections are typically seen in older dogs as a result of poor oral hygiene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(periodontal disease); or traumatic tooth fractures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(endodontic and periapical disease);. An 8-year-old female Pekinese was presented due to bilateral draining tracts located just under its eyes, and a history of healing and recurrence of the lesions after about 3 weeks of systemic antibiotic therapy. Dental radiography revealed bilateral carnassial tooth root abscesses. Both teeth were extracted under general anesthesia. With proper postoperative care the abscesses healed with no further complications.
Keywords : Turk J Vet Anim Sci 2010, 34 461 464 Turk J Vet Anim Sci, vol 34, iss 5