Feline Gum Chewer Syndrome
Malocclusion and/or the loss of the lower molar in a cat can lead to a recurrent and painful ulceroproliferative lesion on the lower jaw. Treatment involves removing the offending upper teeth.
Educational Material
Lip Entrapment
When cats lose their upper canine they are inclined to bite their upper lip with their lower canine.
A Feline Malocclusion
A short piece on one particular and relatively common malocclusion seen cats.
Chemotherapy for SCC?
Ginigval squamous cell carcinoma is a common and terrible disease in cats. Off-label use of a drug from Pfizer is showing some promise.
Feline Chronic GingivoStomatitis
A very painful, frustrating and mysterious feline disease that requires early and aggressive surgical management.
Tooth Resorption in Cats
Tooth resorption in cats continues to be a painful, frustrating, mysterious, controversial and very common problem in cats. This paper outlines my current thoughts on the subject as of August, 2012.
Enamel Hypoplasia
If the cells responsible for the production of dental enamel are prevented from doing their job properly, enamel hypoplasia is the result.
Gum Chewer Syndrome
Also known as traumatic buccal or sublingual granulomas, this condition arises when animals chew on the lining of their cheek or excess tissue under the tongue. Once bitten, the tissue becomes inflamed and enlarged, making it hard for the animal to avoid chewing on it more, causing more inflammation and pain.
Gingival Hyperplasia
A discussion of the causes, significance and treatments of gingival enlargements.
Focus on: Dental Resorptive Lesions in Dogs
Most of us are aware of the dental resorptive lesions in cats. Well, as nasty as those are to deal with, they are nothing compared to what can happen in dogs. (way more teeth to deal with).
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