Veterinary Oral Diagnostic Imaging offers veterinary clinicians a complete guide to using diagnostic imaging for common dentistry and oral surgery procedures in a veterinary practice. It provides guidance on positioning, techniques, and interpreting diagnostic images in the oral cavity, with more than 600 high-quality dental diagnostic images showing both normal anatomy and pathology for comparison. Focusing on dental radiography in dogs, cats, exotic pets, zoological animals, and horses, the book also includes advanced modalities such as MRI, CT, and cone beam CT.

Veterinary Oral Diagnostic Imaging covers:

• History, physiology, and indications for diagnostic imaging of the oral cavity, with information on the history of diagnostic imaging and radiographic image creation
• Digital dental radiographic positioning and image labeling, covering the parallel technique, bisecting angle, radiographic positioning errors, and labial mounting
• Interpretation of anatomy, covering normal radiographic anatomy, dentition and tooth numbers, deciduous and permanent teeth of canine and feline patients, eruption patterns and common and uncommon radiographic pathology observed in these animals
• Standard imaging, radiographic anatomy, and interpretation of equine patients, as well as exotic pocket pets and zoological animals

Focusing on the fundamentals of dental radiographic imaging, interpretation, and applications to the oral cavity, this book is an essential resource for any veterinarian providing dental services as part of their practice, along with veterinary students and interns.

The most up-to-date version of the leading resource on veterinary dentistry in cats

The Second Edition of Feline Dentistry delivers a comprehensive exploration of the specific considerations required to provide dental care to cats that emphasizes their unique needs.

The updated Second Edition includes brand-new material and approximately 300 new images illustrating diseases, conditions, and procedures discussed within the book. The new edition combines the pathology and treatment information to provide additional context which helps make it more clinically relevant. The book also offers:

• A thorough introduction to feline oral assessment, including anatomy, oral examinations, radiology, and charting
• Comprehensive explorations of dental pathology and treatment in cats, including necessary equipment and materials and anesthesia and pain control
• Practical discussions of dental pathology prevention in felines, including plaque and tartar control

Perfect for veterinary general practitioners and veterinary students, Feline Dentistry Second Edition will also be useful to veterinary technicians seeking a one-stop, visual resource on feline-specific dentistry.

The newly revised Third Edition of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry delivers an expertly edited quick-reference guide to all aspects of small animal dentistry. The book comprehensively describes new technologies and techniques as well as updated classifications and terminology. Readers will enjoy fast access to basic knowledge and detailed instructions for a wide variety of techniques in small animal dentistry.

Newer technologies, like digital radiographs and advanced images, and newer techniques, like regional blocks, are combined with the latest in treatment information to provide readers with the most logically organized reference manual in the industry. The book’s companion website offers video clips and client education handouts perfect for use in a busy veterinary practice.

General practitioners will find this book to be a practical and indispensable resource. Readers will also enjoy:

• A thorough discussion of small animal dentistry diagnostics, including oral exams and charting, periodontal probing, transillumination, and intraoral radiology and advanced imaging
• An exploration of small animal dentistry techniques, including dental cleaning, root planing and periodontal pocket therapy, gingival flaps, extraction techniques, and oral pain management
• Analyses of a wide variety of developmental oral and dental problems, including retained deciduous teeth, dentigerous cysts, and palatal defects

Perfect for small animal general veterinary practitioners, veterinary technicians, and veterinary nurses, ;Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry will also earn a place in the libraries of veterinary students who hope to improve their understanding of small animal dentistry with a quick-reference guide containing step-by-step procedures.

Breed Predispositions to Dental and Oral Disease in Dogs is an accessible guide to hereditary oral and dental disease. The text is designed to help veterinarians make informed clinical decisions and better communicate with clients. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides a thorough understanding of the differences between large and small dogs as related to effective dental treatment.

The book includes specific information for treating small and toy breed dogs, small breed brachycephalic dogs, and brachycephalic dogs. It contains key details of clinical conditions more likely to be faced in specific breeds. To enhance the text, the book is filled with high quality clinical photographs and dental radiographs that demonstrate the concepts discussed.

Breed Predispositions to Dental and Oral Disease in Dogs is a useful resource for any clinician dealing with oral disease in dogs and:

• Offers a practical guide to the considerations in treating dental disease in specific dog breeds
• Helps veterinarians make decisions about dental therapy and communicate with clients
• Offers an understanding of breed predispositions to dental disease
• Explores the myths about the dangers of anesthetizing small breed as well as brachycephalic dogs and provides balanced information on anesthesia

In addition, there are chapters on the welfare implications of breed specific problems as well as how to address brachiocephalic syndrome. Written for veterinary practitioners, students, technicians and nurses, Breed Predispositions to Dental and Oral Disease in Dogs is a useful patient-side reference for veterinary professionals.