A study of periodontal disease in sheep over a twelve month period.
Sheep affected by broken mouth periodontal disease (P.D.) were examined over a twelve month period for different clinical parameters. It is suggested that P.D. in sheep is an episodic phenomenon similar to human P.D., and that only a few animals with signs of P.D. may undergo clinically significant destruction over a yearly period. No single parameter could reliably predict future deterioration in other parameters.
Laws
A J
AJ
Department of Periodontology, University of Otago, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Frisken
K W
KW
Orr
M B
MB