Incisor Overgrowth – Rabbit
Revision as of 17:03, 22 July 2010 by Clamy (talk | contribs) (Created page with '{{unfinished}} 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 predispos…')
 |
This article is still under construction. |
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.