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|Articles|April 15, 2011
Today's Daily Dose: FORL
The best diagnostic plan for feline odonotoclastic resorptive lesions.
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“Every cat presented for dental treatment should undergo a full-mouth series of dental radiographs to screen for FORLs. However, it is possible to miss some lesions if you are relying on radiography alone. So the best diagnostic plan is to combine the findings of a thorough oral examination in an anesthetized patient with the results of a full-mouth dental radiographic examination.”
-Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC
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