Clinical and pathomorphological investigation of spontaneously occurring periodontal disease in dogs.
Diagnostic evaluation of, and treatment planning for, different periodontal diseases of dogs are a common problem in veterinary dentistry. Therefore the aim of the present study was to propose a classification for inflammatory periodontal disease. One hundred and twenty-three male and female poodles (from two to over 12 years) were used for the clinical investigations; 120 periodontitis teeth were analysed for pathomorphological signs of inflammation. The recorded data made it possible to differentiate five forms of gingivitis (gingivitis simplex, hyperplastica, ulcerosa, granulomatosa and desquamativa) and three forms of periodontitis (juvenile, rapidly progressive adult and chronic adult periodontitis). The pathomorphological investigations allowed a differentiation between acute progressive inflammation, chronic nonprogressive inflammation, chronic proliferative inflammation and chronic resorptive inflammation. It is concluded that standardised diagnoses as well as the pathomorphological background may be helpful tools for providing effective treatment-strategies.
Department of Periodontology, Dental School of Technical, University of Dresden, Germany.
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D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology