Treatment of a mandibular periodontal interproximal defect with a bone graft in a dog.
A 10-year-old German shepherd dog presented with a periodontal 10 mm interproximal defect between the left mandibular fourth premolar and first molar teeth. Bone graft removed from the caudoventral portion of the ipsilateral hemimandible was placed in the defect as a component of the periodontal treatment plan. The use of bone graft likely contributed to periodontal pocket reduction.
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA.
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D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*