Veterinary dental nursing procedures

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Veterinary dental nursing procedures

• RABBITS RODENTS

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Rabbit Formulae

• No cuspids
• 2x ( i2/1,c 0/0 p 3/2,m0/0)
• 2x ( I 2/1,C0/0,P3/3,M2-3/3)

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Rabbit

• Open roots Continuous growth
• 2mm/wk

Tiny 2nd pair of incisors in top jaw
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Rabbits

• Scissor occlusion (lower incisor teeth occlude
  between upper first and second incisors when the
  jaw is relaxed)
• Teeth designed for coarse food need a lot of
  chewing before digestion

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Rabbit problems

• Main cause is lack of fibre in diet (too much
  pelleted food )
• Need hay/grass with vegetables and a few pellets
• Some recommend soft wood blocks to chew on (Not
  treated pine)

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Dwarf Rabbits

• Short face long jaw predisposes to malocclusion
• Eventually develop over-long incisors

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Young Dwarf Rabbit
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Older Dwarf Rabbit
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Rabbit instruments
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Guinea Pig

• 2x (I1/1,P1/1, M3/3)

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Guinea Pig

• Open roots Continuous growth

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Rat Mouse

• 2x (I1/1, M3/3)

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Rat Mouse

• Incisor teeth
• Open roots
• do get incisor overgrowth problems
• Cheek teeth
• Closed roots
• dont get molar spurs like rabbits
• Short crown

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Rat
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Rat incisors
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