Dental abscess can be diagnosed through clinical signs and symptoms, oral exam, palpation and radiography. Dental abscesses are treated by removing the infected teeth, placing drainage ______________ through the jawbone to drain infection, systemic antibiotics and the surgical removal of infected bone. Prognosis is good for individuals affected by dental abscesses unless there is spread of the infection to systemic circulation or to the meninges.
Disorders of the Oral Cavity
Malformation of the Palate
Malformation of the palate describes a congenital developmental defect where the right and left halves of the palate fail to _____________ or the soft and hard palates fail to join. Either presentation results in communication between the oral cavity and the nasopharynx, which allows the _________________ of milk, feed and water. Inspired liquids are sucked into the lungs where they cause pneumonia and bacterial infection that is often fatal. Predisposition is miniature horses & neonates. Malformation of the palate can be linked with genetic mutations, or ______________ exposure to medications, radiation or chemicals. It is clinically seen as the inability or difficulty suckling, dysphagia, regurgitation of milk through the nostrils, aspiration ___________________ and visible or palpable abnormal conformation of the palate. Malformation of the palate can be diagnosed through clinical signs and symptoms, and radiography. Treatment of malformation of the soft palate is the _______________ correction of the deformity. Prognosis is poor to guarded, even for mild deformity. Euthanasia is often recommended as a more humane choice.
Stomatitis
Commonly known as a sore mouth, stomatitis is a result from irritation causing lactation and ulceration of the tissues of the mouth. Etiological agents can include but are not limited to; bacterial/viral infection, chemical or mechanical irritation, poisoning or toxicity from plants, foreign bodies such as an awn or twig and photosensitivity.
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