Long-term outcome of treatment of dental abscesses with a wound-packing technique in pet rabbits: 13 cases (1998-2007)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 237, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1444-1449

  Taylor, W Michael ^b   Beaufrère, Hugues ^c   Mans, Christoph ^a   Smith, Dale A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PERIODONTITIS; RABBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PERIODONTITIS; RABBITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 78650500320     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.237.12.1444     Document Type: Article

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