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Elodont teeth grow continually - rabbit incisors are reported to grow 12.5 cm per year so you can be prepared to saw off one centimetre a month!
Genetic predisposition can occur, including anaesognathism (excessive narrowing of the already narrow mandible) and brachygnathism in rabbits. Dental disorders arise as a result of accentuation of the normal configuration - if the mandible is too narrow, molar malocclusion results; if too short, incisor malocclusion results; if both, all teeth are affected.
Brown (1992) states that there are five causes of incisor malocclusion in rabbits :
*congenital,
*infection of the roots of the incisor teeth,
*trauma to the teeth (caused by the use of nail clippers to trim the teeth, or by the rabbit pulling on the wire of the hutch),
*trauma to the head, and
*primary malocclusion of the molars.
[[Category:Dental Disorders - Rabbit]]
Elodont teeth grow continually - rabbit incisors are reported to grow 12.5 cm per year so you can be prepared to saw off one centimetre a month!
Genetic predisposition can occur, including anaesognathism (excessive narrowing of the already narrow mandible) and brachygnathism in rabbits. Dental disorders arise as a result of accentuation of the normal configuration - if the mandible is too narrow, molar malocclusion results; if too short, incisor malocclusion results; if both, all teeth are affected.
Brown (1992) states that there are five causes of incisor malocclusion in rabbits :
*congenital,
*infection of the roots of the incisor teeth,
*trauma to the teeth (caused by the use of nail clippers to trim the teeth, or by the rabbit pulling on the wire of the hutch),
*trauma to the head, and
*primary malocclusion of the molars.
[[Category:Dental Disorders - Rabbit]]