Advances in diagnosis and treatment of small exotic mammal dental disease

Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-48

  Verstraete, Frank J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral surgical procedures veterinary; Rabbits; Rodentia; Tooth abnormalities veterinary; Tooth diseases veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; PHENYTOIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARNIVORE; DENTITION; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; DRUG FORMULATION; EXOTIC SPECIES; FERRET; HEDGEHOG; HEREDITY; INCISOR; MALOCCLUSION; MAMMAL; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH ABSCESS; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RABBIT; REVIEW; RODENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH ROOT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CYNOMYS; ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037242706     PISSN: 1055937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/saep.2003.127877     Document Type: Review

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