Dentistry

Early detection of disease is key to maximizing an older dog’s quality of life. Teaching owners about common ailments can help these ptients get appropriate treatment sooner rather than later.

Most of the tooth is located below the gumline and out of view. Intraoral radiography can yield invaluable diagnostic information about your patients’ oral health.

When it comes to dental care, sometimes immediate action is a must for your patient’s health and comfort.

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, microbiologist and entrepreneur Emily Stein, PhD, shares her knowledge about the oral microbiome and offers advice for fighting harmful oral bacteria in pets.

When it comes to dental care, sometimes the best course of action is no action at all.

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The investigational trial will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and potency of using stem cells to treat cats with refractory gingivostomatitis.

To create a sweet dental suite in your veterinary practice, think about your options before diving in.

As a veterinary professional, you know how important your patients’ oral health is, but are your clients aware? Check out these tips on how to have a meaningful conversation with your clients about dental health.

This new resource offers veterinary professionals and students an opportunity to earn RACE-approved CE credit via a series of informative online webinars.

Monitoring ventilation is critical in dogs and cats undergoing dental procedures.

Research is limited in this area of equine veterinary care, but one practitioner has an approach that works.

Flap surgeries, root canals and orthodontic techniques are all legitimate alternatives to extraction in many veterinary dental cases. We owe it to our clients to let them know their options.

Keep pet owners informed through the entire dental examination and extraction process, soothe fears about anesthesia, make jargon-free correlations and address cost concerns with advice from Kendall Taney, DVM, DAVDC, FAVD.

Treating these painful lesions in dogs and cats requires figuring out what's causing them.

Reach more pets, prevent more periodontal disease and make more money for your practice with veterinary technicians who specialize in awake oral assessments.

Mandibulectomy and maxillectomy are relatively common surgical options for oral neoplasia resection in veterinary patients. For optimal success, keep these points in mind.

While therapy for oral health problems can be challenging, its also very important for patient wellbeing. A good place to start? The four Rs: recheck, remove, repair or refer.

When a pet owner can't afford the highest standard of veterinary dental care, what choices do we have left?

Autoinjectors, injectables and iodine-laced water are just a few products veterinarians might be interested in, courtesy of the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor Investment Forum.

The key to conducting a safe and successful tooth extraction is giving yourself enough room to work, says Mary Volker, DVM, DAVDC.

A roomier, better equipped space for dental procedures in your veterinary hospital can inspire team members to do more of them, according to speakers at HospitalDesign360 conference.

From the exam room to the pets home, comprehensive oral and radiographic evaluation dental procedures are importantbut how do you get your veterinary clients to agree with you? Heres help.