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| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
− | [[File:Avulsed tooth.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Avulsed tooth]] | + | [[File:Luxated tooth.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Luxated tooth]] |
− | Luxated and Avulsed teeth <font color="red">(picE5)</font color>
| + | Occasionally, veterinarians are presented with luxated or avulsed teeth. |
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− | Luxated = partly dislocated from the socket | + | Luxated = partly dislocated from the socket. The most common luxation is a lateral luxation together with fracture of the alveolar bone plate. |
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| Avulsed = completely removed/pulled out of the socket | | Avulsed = completely removed/pulled out of the socket |
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− | In these cases of trauma, the blood supply to the tooth is affected, resulting in pulp necrosis. | + | In these cases of trauma, the blood supply to the tooth is affected, resulting in [[Pulp and Periapical Disease|pulp necrosis]]. |
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| + | Injured teeth will require treatment - either [[Exodontics|extraction]] or replacement and stabilization, and once the tooth has re-attached, [[Endodontic Treatment|endodontic treatment]] will be required. |
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| + | |Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/felis/Content/Technique/teq00473.asp Endodontics: basic] |
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| + | {{Lisa Milella written |
| + | |date = 13 August 2014}} |
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− | ==Signalment==
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− | ==Clinical Signs==
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− | ==Diagnosis==
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| [[Category:Endodontic Conditions]] | | [[Category:Endodontic Conditions]] |
− | [[Category:LisaM reviewing]] | + | [[Category:Traumatic Dental Conditions]] |
| + | [[Category:Lisa Milella reviewed]] |
| + | [[Category:Waltham reviewed]] |