Synonyms

No known synonym

Name of the disease in English

Tooth root abscess

The disease in brief

Tooth abscess is the result of a primary infection of the root or is the result of a broken tooth.

Clinic & diagnosis

It is a lump on the cheek or mandible that attracts the breeder's attention; a closer look at the mouth reveals a loose, split or painful tooth. Fever or local lymphadenitis may accompany the abscess. Maxillary sinusitis is a common complication of abscess or after tooth avulsion.

Typical sign of the disease

No description

Pictures

See below

Diagnostic formulas

No description

Differential diagnosis

-Dent déchaussée ou cassée DG16.1  

-Sinusite  frontale aigue                                                                                                                                                          – Actinomycose de la mandibule DG14

Confirm a suspicion?

Local signs are often sufficient.

Prognosis and treatment

Treatment involves avulsion of the diseased tooth. It is done under tranquillization or general anesthesia. The root is released and the tooth pulled out with the forceps. Antibiotic treatment with good tissue diffusion completes the treatment:

Prevention

No specific prevention

References

Large animal internal Medecine-5th edition. SMITH B.BP. Mosby ed p740