Dentistry

PERIODONTAL SURGERY

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Probing and charting of every tooth
• Diagnostic dental xrays of every tooth
• 64 slice CT Scan for challenging cases or oral/nasal/salivary disease

Procedures Offered Include:

• Complete oral hygiene including scaling, polishing, open and closed root planing
• Gingival flaps to preserve or recreate attached gingiva
• Bone augmentation to aid in regeneration of lost bone support of the teeth

MAJOR ORAL SURGERY

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Diagnostic dental xrays to evaluate dental health, extent and invastion of oral masses, traumatic damage, bone present adjacent to oronasal fistulas or cleft palates
• 64 slice CT scan for assessment of oral masses, head and facial trauma, nasal disease, TMJ dysfunction
• Incisional or excisional biopsy of oral pathology
• Fine needle aspirates or excisional harvesting of lymph nodes for tumour staging

Procedures Offered Include:

• Extraction of single or multiple teeth or tooth roots
• Removal of embedded and/or ectopic teeth
• Dentigerous and radicular cyst extirpation with bone implant as needed
• Mass removal and histology
• Closure of oronasal fistulas
• Closure of cleft palates
• Minimally invasive fracture repair
• Surgical correction of “open mouth jaw locking”
• Placement of esophageal feeding tubes

ENDODONTICS

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Diagnostic dental xrays to evaluate tooth vitality and periapical disease
• 64-slice CT Scan for challenging vitality evaluation

Procedures Offered Include:

• Root Canal Therapy of fractured or otherwise non-vital teeth
• Vital Pulp Therapy and “Pulp Capping” for fractured teeth of less than 48 hours duration
• Apexification to stimulate further development and closure of an open apex in a non-vital tooth
• Apexogenesis to stimulate further development and closure of an immature apex in a vital tooth
• Retrograde Root Canal Therapy for (re)treatment of compromised apices

CROWNS

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Assessment of remaining crown to determine prognosis for retention of that tooth
• Diagnostic dental radiographs to assess structural integrity

Procedures Offered Include:

• Cast metal crown formation and placement for compromised teeth
• Crown lengthening gingival surgery to optimize crown shaping and cementation for greater retention of the cast metal crown

ORTHODONTICS

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Assessment of occlusion and head type
• Diagnostic dental xrays as needed for treatment planning

Procedures Offered Include:

• Genetic counselling as needed for breeding/show animals
• Selective extractions to optimize tooth eruption and placement, and oral comfort
• Incline Planes for “base narrow” mandibular canine teeth
• Crown Amputation and Vital Pulp Therapy for treatment of “base narrow” mandibular canine teeth and/or “lance” maxillary canine teeth
• Active force appliances for other malocclusions such as “lance” maxillary canine teeth

RESTORATIONS

Diagnostic Tests Include:

• Dental radiographs to assess extent of damage and tooth vitality
• Assessment of occlusion to determine its role in damage done to other teeth

Procedures Offered Include:

• Repair of enamel loss from enamel hypoplasia to decrease sensitivity and plaque retention
• Carious lesion repair
• Repair of crown damage from trauma

RADIOGRAPH ASSESSMENT

Procedures Offered Include:

• A written report evaluating DIAGNOSTIC dental xrays submitted by the primary veterinarian