Visual atlas of oral and dental pathologies in cats

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1.Introduction

Dental positional terminology

Histological tooth structure in canines and felines

Diagram of dog and cat dentition

Example of periodontal probing

Periodontal disease classification (AVDC, 2007)

Classification of plaque and dental calculus index (Logan & Boyce, 1994)

Gingival index (Wolf et al., 2005)

Stages of mobility (AVDC, 2007)

Classification of furcation involvement/exposure (AVDC, 2007)

Dental fracture classification (AVDC, 2007)

Endo-periodontal lesions

Classification of tooth resorption (based on the severity of the resorption) (AVDC, 2007)

2. Oral and dental pathologies in cats

Physiological oral cavity and dental radiology

Permanent teeth

Deciduous teeth

Dental radiographic views for cats

Occlusion and malocclusion

Occlusion

Incisor area

Premolar and molar area

Canine area

Malocclusion

Dental crowding

Dental absence

Mandibular distocclusion (class 2 malocclusion)

Maxillomandibular asymmetry (class 4 malocclusion)

Mandibular mesiocclusion (class 3 malocclusion)

Dental deviation

Distal deviation

Open bite

Persistent tooth

Dental rotation

Maxillomandibular asymmetry in a side-to-side direction

Systemic pathologies and their consequences in the oral cavity

Leukaemia and feline immunodeficiency (FeLV, FIV)

Pathologies of the oral cavity

Neoplasms

Squamous cell carcinoma

Fibrosarcoma

Metabolic, iatrogenic and other aetiologies

Eosinophilic granuloma

Lentigo

Traumatic aetiology

Soft-tissue lesions. Foreign body

Soft-tissue lesions. Tongue lesions

Soft-tissue lesions. Lesions from occlusion/malocclusion

Soft-tissue lesions. Electric cord burn

Soft-tissue lesions. External trauma

Hard-tissue lesions. Fractures – trauma to the temporomandibular joint area – miscellaneous

Hard-tissue lesions. Mandibular fractures

Hard-tissue lesions. Maxillary fractures

Bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic origin

Cryptococcosis

Candidiasis

Periodontal disease

Feline gingivostomatitis

Osteomyelitis in the oral cavity

Dental pathologies

Abnormal dental development and eruption

Dental agenesis

Impacted teeth

Gemination

Hyperdontia (supernumerary teeth)

Dental absence

Dental discolouration

Dental fracture

Enamel fracture

Uncomplicated crown fracture

Complicated crown fracture

Complicated crown-root fracture

Root fracture

Tooth resorption

Endodontic disease

References

Alphabetical index