[Extraction of the incisors in a dwarf rabbit].
The dwarf rabbit often suffers from dental malocclusion, particularly on the level of the incisors. A too short maxillary jawbone in these brachycephalic animals is the cause. The treatment of first intention consists in reducing the overgrowth using a diamond bur, but like the problem repeats quickly, an alternative consists in extracting the 6 incisors.
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Cabinet vétérinaire Peseux (NE) et Département de chirurgie et stomatologie de la clinique des petits animaux de I'Université de Berne. proux@net2000.ch
D000818:Animals; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome