Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with broken canine tooth root and jaw fixed with acrylic splint
By Muir, P & Gengler, W RĀ·Published in The Veterinary recordĀ·1999Ā·University of Wisconsin-Madison, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Interdental acrylic stabilisation of canine tooth root and mandibular fractures in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old Labrador had serious fractures in the roots of its lower canine teeth and the jawbone. The vet used an interdental acrylic splint to hold everything in place while it healed. Thankfully, both the tooth roots and the jawbone healed well after the treatment.
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Abstract
A two-year-old labrador had bilateral open fractures of the apical region of the mandibular canine tooth roots and the adjacent mandible. The fractures were reduced and held in place with an interdental acrylic splint, after which the tooth roots and mandible healed directly.
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