Treatment of Lateral Luxation of the Maxillary Canine Tooth with Extraction and Mucoperiosteal Flap Application in Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Year 2022, Volume: 2 Issue: 1-2, 9 - 12, 30.12.2022

Ömer Tarık Orhun

Abstract

Dentoalveolar traumas are frequently encountered various animal species. Cause of these traumas; biting a hard object, car accidents, blows, or fights with another animal. As a result of these traumas, various scales of damage may occur in the teeth and - or the surrounding tissues. In this case report, a 3-year-old male weight 70 kg Anatolian Shepherd dog, was brought with complaints of nasal swelling and intraoral bleeding, which occurred as a result of fighting with another dog. According to clinical examination, the maxillary right canine tooth of the dog was laterally luxated. It was decided to extract the tooth due to causes of poor oral hygiene, alveolar socket damage, and lasering of the mucogingival tissue. After tooth extraction, the operation area was closed with mucoperiosteal flap application. Following the postoperative two weeks, the patients recovered without any complications.

Keywords

Dental Trauma, Canine, Dislocated Tooth, Extractione

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