Luxation, subluxation and avulsion of the teeth often happen to dogs due to trauma. 12 patients are presented to the Small Animal Surgery Clinic of the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany between 1999 and 2005 with luxation, subluxation, avulsion of the teeth (with or without fracture of...

Avulsion is a very rare traumatic injury in dogs which involves complete displacement of a tooth from the alveolar socket. This paper describes the implantation and prosthetic rehabilitation of a complete displaced left maxillary lateral incisor. A 2-stage dental implant placement was applied. The...

Lip avulsions are a common result of orofacial trauma in dogs and cats. Vehicular trauma and bite wounds are common causes. Surgical therapy is highly successful with early decontamination and tension-free closure. This retrospective case series assessed the signalment, causes, lesion location,...

In dogs and cats, the most common causes of dental injury are fights with other animals, car accidents, falls from a height, and chewing on hard materials such as bones or rocks. The trauma more often causes fracture of the teeth, but sometimes avulsion or luxation can occur. Avulsion is the...

Interdental bonding of canines by using methacrylates is the standard method for immobilization after TMJ dislocations or fractures close to the joints. The technique requires four intact canini of sufficient length. In combination with cerclages around the lower and upper jaw, the wire composite...

A sexually intact female Alaskan Malamute, 5-year-old weighing 25.2 kg presented to the Hangang Animal Hospital, following hit-by-car. On initial presentation, the dog had severe salivation and the right canine tooth luxation. Radiographs revealed fractures of the right rostral hemimandible with...

Of the six recognized types of tooth luxation injuries, intrusion generally carries the most guarded long-term prognosis due to the high risk of complications, including root resorption, ankylosis, marginal bone loss, and pulp canal obliteration or necrosis. The degree of traumatic intrusion and...