2001 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 1-7
Impacted teeth were treated by exposure through gingival incision or gingivectomy, surgical orthodontic movement, or extraction at 54 sites in 40 dogs, depending on the etiology and symptomatology. Some dogs were placed under observation without treatment. Favorable results were obtained after treatment in 20 (76.9%) of the 26 dogs that underwent conservative procedures other than extraction within 12 months after birth. It is important to diagnose and treat inpacted teeth appropriately as early as possible, by 2 to 3 months of age for deciduous teeth and 4 to 7 months of age for permanent teeth. When teeth appear to be missing, radiological examinations are required to differentiate impacted teeth from missing teeth.
