title: Periodontal disease. Etiology and pathogenesis.
abstract: Periodontal disease is the number-one cause of the early loss of teeth in dogs and cats. Some of the factors in the adult animal that play a major role in the development of periodontal diseases are discussed in this article, including overcrowding, malocclusions, diet, developmental defects, and metabolic and systemic disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008409:Mastication; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*