Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion. Small Animal Dentistry

Description

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 offer 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. 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.

Features

• Offers a quick reference for clinicians and students seeking dental information
• Presents information in the popular, succinct Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format
• Fully revised throughout, with more color images, information on recent advances, and revamped diagnostics and techniques sections, plus additional information on charting
• Uses a consistent, step-by-step approach to diagnosing and treating dental disease
• Provides new chapters on exotic pets, oral pain management, home care, the technician’s role, and practice management
• Includes access to a companion website offering client education handouts corresponding to the topics covered

Table of contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Section I Diagnostics
• Chapter 1 Oral Exam and Charting
• Chapter 2 Periodontal Probing
• Chapter 3 Transillumination
• Chapter 4 Intraoral Radiology
• Section II Techniques
• Chapter 5 Complete Dental Cleaning
• Chapter 6 Root Planing: Periodontal Pocket Therapy
• Chapter 7 Gingival Flaps
• Chapter 8 Extraction Technique
• Chapter 9 Oral Pain Management
• Section III The Practice of Dentistry
• Chapter 10 The Business of Dentistry
• Chapter 11 Technicians and Dentistry
• Section IV Oral/Dental Diseases (Developmental Oral/Dental Problems)
• Chapter 12 Persistent (Retained) Deciduous Teeth
• Chapter 13 Craniomandibular Osteopathy
• Chapter 14 Enamel Hypocalcification
• Chapter 15 Eruption Disruption/Abnormalities
• Chapter 16 Abnormal Number of Teeth (Decreased)
• Chapter 17 Abnormal Number of Teeth (Increased)
• Chapter 18 Abnormal Tooth Formation/Structure
• Chapter 19 Dentigerous Cyst
• Chapter 20 Tight Lip Syndrome
• Chapter 21 Palatal Defects (Congenital)
• Chapter 22 Bird Tongue (Microglossia)
• Chapter 23 Malocclusions of Teeth
• Section V Acquired Oral/Dental Diseases (Periodontal Problems)
• Chapter 24 Halitosis
• Chapter 25 Periodontal Disease: Gingivitis
• Chapter 26 Periodontal Disease: Periodontitis
• Chapter 27 Gingival Hyperplasia
• Chapter 28 Oronasal Fistula
• Chapter 29 Stomatitis
• Chapter 30 Oral Ulceration and Chronic Ulcerative Paradental Stomatitis
• Section VI Enamel and Dentin Problems
• Chapter 31 Discolored Tooth/Teeth
• Chapter 32 Dental Caries (Cavities)
• Chapter 33 Attrition/Abrasion/Wear of Teeth
• Section VII Endodontic Disease
• Chapter 34 Tooth Fracture
• Chapter 35 Tooth Root Abscess (Apical Abscess)
• Chapter 36 Pulpitis
• Section VIII Neoplasia
• Chapter 37 Epulis
• Chapter 38 Melanocytic Tumors (Oral)
• Chapter 39 Fibrosarcoma
• Chapter 40 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Gingiva)
• Chapter 41 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Tongue)
• Chapter 42 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Tonsil)
• Chapter 43 Odontoma
• Chapter 44 Tumors of Lesser Prevalence
• Chapter 45 Papillomatosis (Oral)
• Section IX Trauma
• Chapter 46 Maxillary and Mandibular Fractures
• Chapter 47 Temporomandibular Joint: Dislocation/Luxation/Intermittent Open Mouth Locking
• Chapter 48 Tooth Luxation or Avulsion
• Section X Disorders Prevalent in Felines
• Chapter 49 Tooth Resorption: Feline
• Chapter 50 Caudal Stomatitis
• Chapter 51 Chronic Osteitis/Alveolitis
• Chapter 52 Oral Manifestations of Feline Infectious Diseases
• Section XI Salivary and Other Special Problems
• Chapter 53 Salivary Mucocele (Sialocele)
• Chapter 54 Sialolith
• Chapter 55 Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma
• Chapter 56 Masticatory Muscle Myositis
• Chapter 57 Trigeminal Neuritis (Idiopathic)
• Chapter 58 Pemphigus Vulgaris
• Chapter 59 Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex
• Section XII Exotic Pets
• Chapter 60 Small Mammal Dentistry
• Appendices
• Appendix A The Use of Antibiotics in Veterinary Dentistry
• Appendix B American Veterinary Dental College Nomenclature
• Appendix C Dental Home Care
• Glossary
• Index

Author Information

Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC, is Senior Technical Manager at Virbac Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas.