Chronic hyperglycaemia, the main characteristic of badly managed DM, is associated with a wide range of acute and chronic complications that can affect all the body's organs and systems,
including the gingival and periodontal tissues.
Periodontal therapy may
include gingival flaps to clean tartar and debris under the gum line, excising exess gingival tissue to eliminate a pocket or placement of a periodontal antibiotic which promotes healing and reattachment of the gingiva to the tooth.
Not exact matches
Our veterinarians provide dental services
including routine cleaning and polishing (dental prophylaxis), digital dental x-rays,
gingival planing and surgical extractions to manage and treat severe oral disease conditions.
This examination
includes charting of the teeth, notations on calculus deposits, fractured and missing teeth, tooth mobility, growths and lesions in the mouth,
gingival recession and bleeding.
Reported adverse effects
include vomiting, diarrhea,
gingival hyperplasia, and hypertrichosis.
It is «painted» under the gum line (in the
gingival sulcus) with special dental brushes
included in the kit.
This
includes the removal of tartar from the teeth above and below the gum line, flushing the
gingival crevice and polishing above and below the gum line.
The dental treatment
includes the removal of tartar from the teeth above and below the gum line, flushing the
gingival crevice and polishing above and below the gum line.
During this procedure, once your dog is sedated, our veterinarians are able to conduct a more thorough exam
including visualizing the entire oral cavity and throat area, probing
gingival pockets to assess periodontal disease and dental x-rays.
Gingival surgery -
including tumor removal and removal of excessive gum tissue secondary to periodontal disease
The periodontal treatments offered at Tampa Bay Veterinary Dentistry
include: cleaning and polishing of teeth, closed root planing, open root planing, subgingival curettage,
gingival surgery, perioceutic therapy, and guided tissue regeneration (GTR).
When presented with an aggressive animal case where other corrective measures have failed (
including but not limited to behavior modification) the veterinarian at his / her discretion may recommend full mouth extraction, crown reduction (to the
gingival margin) or euthanasia.
Charting must
include missing, loose, fractured, and discolored teeth, as well as feline oral resorptive lesions, periodontal pocket depths,
gingival recession, and other significant lesions.
An evaluation is also performed on each tooth, and surrounding gingiva, for pathology
including calculus levels, compromised teeth,
gingival condition and periodontal pockets.
«Professional dental scaling
includes scaling the surfaces of the teeth both above and below the
gingival margin (gum line), followed by dental polishing.
Performed all modalities of periodontics
including guided tissue regeneration and free and pedicle soft tissue
gingival grafts, osseous surgery, frenulectomy and crown lengthening procedures.
Competently prepared dental materials
including cements, amalgams and composites, packing
gingival cord, taking impressions, and temporary crown placement.