Treatment of an infrabony pocket in an American Eskimo dog.
This case report describes the use synthetic bone graft particulate and 24% EDTA gel to treat an infrabony defect adjacent to the mandibular right first molar tooth in an American Eskimo dog. Postoperative examination 33-months following surgery showed osseous integration at the infrabony defect and restoration of the periodontal ligament space with a small refractory periodontal pocket.
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Brett W
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Burnt Store Animal Hospital, Punta Gordo, FL 33955, USA. apetdoctor@aol.com
D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography