This study aims to evaluate and compare the clinical outcome after dental extractions of cats with FCGS infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). A retrospective case series included cats with diagnosis of FCGS, availability of detailed clinical records,...

Objective: This study was performed to assess the relationship between oral Feline calicivirus (FCV) load and severity of lesions at the time of presentation of cats suffering from feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) (part 1) and treatment outcome after dental extractions (part 2). We...

Background: Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is a multifactorial immune-mediated disease that can lead to chronic pain, anorexia, and weight loss and has substantial health and welfare effects. Currently, the recommended treatment includes dental extractions to decrease the inflammatory...

Lack of dental eruption may be accompanied by development of dentigerous cysts and has also been rarely associated with neoplasia. However, little information is available on prevalence of unerupted teeth and associated lesions in dogs and cats. The main objective of this study was to describe the...

In this review article, feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion (FORL) was compared with human caries as the most commonly diagnosed disease in the oral cavity of both species. FORL is the most common disease of teeth in felines and causes pain, gingival inflammation, destruction of periodontal...

Practical relevance: Tooth extraction is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in small animal practice. Clinical challenges: The clinician must be familiar with normal oral anatomy, utilize nomenclature accepted in dentistry and oral surgery, use the modified Triadan system for...

This study aimed to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of the Feline Grimace Scale (FGS) in cats undergoing dental extractions and the effects of the caregiver's presence on the FGS scores. Twenty-four cats (6 ± 3.3 years old; 4.9 ± 1.7 kg) undergoing oral treatment were included in a...

Feline tooth resorption has a prevalence of more than 60% in cats presented with dental disease (Reiter and Mendoza, 2002), and treatment to date is the extraction of the affected teeth. Standard extraction technique relies on the principle of breaking periodontal ligament fibres so that a root can ...

Thirty-nine feline calicivirus-positive cats with refractory feline gingivostomatitis were recruited from 13 different veterinary practices in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. These cats were all PCR-negative for feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus. All cats...

The purpose of this study was to develop effective dental hygiene chews for cats based on the anatomical features of the dentition and patterns of chewing motion. All cats were volunteered for dental prophylaxis followed by dental impressions using yellow stone and alginate under general...