Extractions / Nerve Blocks: Surgery to remove a tooth is necessary with advanced periodontal disease, dental fractures or in cases when malocclusion threatens the health if adjacent teeth as is the case with baby teeth that are not lost. (pets-doctor.com)
The study evaluated tissues and radiographic evidence of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis as well as the affected tooth, adjacent teeth and surrounding bone and soft tissue structures. (vetmed.ucdavis.edu)
In more advanced cases of a disease, gum surgery or even extractions of a few or many teeth may be recommended to help control or prevent the spread of disease to adjacent teeth. (veterinariannephiladelphia.com)