Association of age and body weight with periodontal disease in North American dogs.
Thirteen hundred and fifty dogs were examined under anesthesia at veterinary hospitals in the USA and Canada. Periodontal health was recorded in detail. Teeth were frequently absent (particularly lower third molar, upper and lower first premolars, and incisor teeth). Calculus was most extensive on the upper fourth premolar and molar teeth. Missing teeth, mobility of remaining teeth, extent of calculus and gingival inflammation, and furcation exposure and attachment loss all were more common in small dogs compared with larger dogs, and in order dogs compared with younger dogs.
Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, USA.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001835:Body Weight; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D017823:Furcation Defects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology