Handbook of Small Animal Dentistry

Anatomy - head shapes, occlusal relationships, dentition, eruption of temporary and permanent teeth, dental records, structure of teeth and their supporting structures, natural defence mechanisms of the mouth; hand instruments - hand instruments, hand positioning, hand instrument sharpening; power equipment - mechanical scalers, mechanical drill units, handpieces, burs; radiographic techniques - X-ray units, intraoral radiography, extraoral radiography, summary of techniques, interpretation of dental radiographs; periodontal disease, dental prophylaxis and minor periodontal surgery - periodontal disease, periodontal therapy, minor periodontal surgery, homecare, chronic feline stomatitis gingivitis complex; restorative dentistry - materials, cavities, cavity preparation, filling the prepared cavity, feline subgingival resorptive lesion, enamel hypoplasia and staining; endodontics - aetiology of pulpal pathology, pathogenesis of pulpal pathology, clinical signs and diagnosis, treatment, complications; extraction and oronasal fistula closure - extraction, oronasal fistula closure; problems peculiar to continually erupting teeth - dental problems in herbivorous mammals, incisors, molars.