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*Not common in dog

*Infection and inflammatory mediators usually spreads from [[Enamel Organ#Pulp|pulp]] to produce the periostitis.  

Alveolar periostitis is not common in the dog. It is usually caused when infection and inflammatory mediators spread from the [[Enamel Organ#Pulp|pulp]] and consequently produce a periostitis. This spread of infection and inflammation may then go on to affect the surrounding bone and cause [[Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]]. The condition is sometimes seen when infection of a dog's carnassial teeth results in a chronic sinus discharging below the eye, this is a so called 'malar' abscess.  

*This may then affect the surrounding bone causing [[Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]].

 

**Sometimes seen when infection of carnassial teeth in dogs results in a chronic sinus discharging below eye. So called 'malar' abscess.  

*Only treated by removal of [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]].  

The only available treatment for the resolution of alveolar periostitis is the [[Exodontics|removal]] of the affected [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]]. It is especially hard to evaluate when present in the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]] and may produce a fistula which also requires the tooth to be extracted.  

*Hard to evaluate on [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]], may produce fistula that also needs tooth removal.

 

 

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