Changes

==Special Considerations for Feline Dentistry==  

==Special Considerations for Feline Dentistry==  

Cats are not small dogs. Different pathology and different anatomy requires different skills to extract feline teeth.  

Cats are not small dogs. Different pathology and different anatomy requires different skills to extract feline teeth. Perhaps the most common reason for extraction of feline teeth is due to the presence of a resorptive lesion (RL). RL’s may be identified as either a type 1 (roots remain relatively unaffected by the resorption) or type 2 (replacement resorption of the roots with loss of the periodontal ligament, dentinal structure and root canal system of the root and replacement with bone). The type of the RL can only be identified radiographically. It is important to know what type of lesion is affecting the tooth as the treatment options vary.  

Perhaps the most common reason for extraction of feline teeth is due to the presence of a resorptive lesion. RL’s may be identified as either a type 1 (roots remain relatively unaffected by the resorption) or type 2 (replacement resorption of the roots with loss of the periodontal ligament, dentinal structure and root canal system of the root and replacement with bone). The type of the resorptive lesion can only be identified radiographically. It is important to know what type of lesion is affecting the tooth as the treatment options vary.  

File:Crown Amputation 6.jpg|Sutured flap closed using a monofilament absorbable suture material ensuring that there is no tension on the sutures

File:Crown Amputation 6.jpg|Sutured flap closed using a monofilament absorbable suture material ensuring that there is no tension on the sutures

</gallery></center>

</gallery></center>

==Post-Operative Care==

==Post-Operative Care==