Veterinary Dentistry
Principles and Practice
by Robert B. Wiggs

Veterinary Dentistry is a comprehensive guide to the practice of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. It is patterned along the lines of the American Veterinary Dental College program and provides protocols used by the American Animal Hospital Association.

Many illustrations show both prophylactic and restorative procedures for feline and canine patients.

Coverage includes:

• information on dental equipment, oral anatomy and physiology, and diagnostic procedures, including the oral examination, clinical oral pathology, and radiology
• pedodontics, periodontology, oral surgery, fracture repair, endodontic therapies, operative and restorative dentistry, and orthodontics
• dental and oral disease in domestic felines, rodents, lagomorphs, exotic animals, and large animals

Veterinary Dentistry also includes:

• a guide to marketing a veterinary dentistry practice
• a directory of equipment manufacturers and distributors
• a list of American National Standard and American Dental Association specifications

Contents

1. Dental equipment
2. Basic materials and supplies
3. Oral anatomy and physiology
4. Oral examination and diagnosis
5. Clinical oral pathology
6. Dental and oral radiology
7. Pedodontics
8. Periodontology
9. Oral surgery
10. Oral fracture repair
11. Basic endodontic therapy
12. Advanced endodontic therapies
13. Operative and restorative dentistry
14. Operative dentistry: crowns and prosthodontics
15. Basics of orthodontics
16. Domestic feline oral and dental disease
17. Dental and oral disease in rodents and lagomorphs
18. Exotic animal oral disease and dentistry
19. Oral and dental disease in large animals
20. Marketing veterinary dentistry
21. Behavioral problems associated with the oral cavity

Glossary
Abbreviations
Dental and oral indices
International system of units
Conversion tables
American National Standard and American Dental Association Specifications
Index

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