Comparison of periodontitis and root replacement in cat teeth with resorptive lesions |
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| Authors: | DuPont Gregg A DeBowes Linda J |
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| Institution: | Shoreline Veterinary Dental Clinic, 16037 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Cat teeth with resorptive lesions and periodontitis may have a distinctly different clinical and radiographic appearance compared with teeth that have focal, lesion-associated gingivitis. A retrospective, case-controlled study was performed to determine the occurrence of root replacement in cats with resorptive lesions and associated periodontitis. Of 543 teeth evaluated with resorptive lesions, radiographic and/or clinical signs of periodontitis were identified in 236 (43.5%) teeth. Periodontitis was present in 43 of 275 (15.6%) teeth with root replacement and 193 of 268 (72.0%) teeth that had normal radiodensity and maintenance of the periodontal ligament. There was a significantly lower occurrence of root replacement in cat teeth with resorptive lesions and periodontitis. |
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