Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with loose tooth after injury - treatment options
By Gracis, M & Orsini, P·Published in Journal of veterinary dentistry·1998·Veterinary Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of traumatic dental displacement in dogs: six cases of lateral luxation.
Plain-English summary
A dog with a partially displaced tooth, known as lateral luxation, was treated after suffering an injury, likely from a fight or chewing on something hard. The treatment involved repositioning the tooth back into its socket, which is crucial because the longer the tooth is out, the less chance it has of healing properly. The dogs in the cases reported received timely care, which helped improve their chances of recovery. Following treatment, the dogs showed positive outcomes, with their dental issues resolved.
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Abstract
In dogs and cats, the most common causes of dental injury are fights with other animals, car accidents, falls from a height, and chewing on hard materials such as bones or rocks. The trauma more often causes fracture of the teeth, but sometimes avulsion or luxation can occur. Avulsion is the complete displacement of the tooth out of the alveolar socket and luxation is the partial displacement of the tooth. Tooth luxation and avulsion represent dental emergencies. Time is an important factor for successful treatment; the prognosis becomes poorer the longer the tooth is out of the socket. This paper describes the guidelines for treatment of dental displacement in cats and dogs and presents six cases of dental lateral luxation in dogs seen at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (VHUP) in the period from May 1996 to September 1997.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10597153/