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Conscious Oral Examination (view source)
Revision as of 18:04, 19 August 2013
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[[File:Oral examination dog.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oral examination of a dog.<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Oral exam cat.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oral examination in a cat.<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Dog teeth occlusion 2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Occlusal assessment – mandibular incisors occlude on the palatal aspect of the maxillary incisors (known as a scissor bite), the mandibular canine interdigitates half way between the maxillary canine and third incisor, and the premolars interdigitate in a “picking shear” effect.<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Dog incisor occlusion.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Occlusal assessment of the incisors of a dog.<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
Oral examination of a conscious animal is limited to '''visual inspection''' and some '''digital palpation''' only. The aim of the conscious oral examination is to hopefully obtain a '''tentative diagnosis''' and help formulate a treatment plan. The owner must be made aware however that it is only under a [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|general anaesthetic and full examination]] that the true extent of disease can be evaluated.
Oral examination of a conscious animal is limited to '''visual inspection''' and some '''digital palpation''' only. The aim of the conscious oral examination is to hopefully obtain a '''tentative diagnosis''' and help formulate a treatment plan. The owner must be made aware however that it is only under a [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|general anaesthetic and full examination]] that the true extent of disease can be evaluated.
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