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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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Chapter Five The Skull 647<br />

animals. It usually appears as a radiolucent, cystic lesion that may be expansile. Compound<br />

odontoma may also include well-formed tooth elements.<br />

Aging Changes. There are changes in the teeth <strong>and</strong> surrounding alveolar bone that should<br />

be recognized in order to distinguish normal aging changes from dental disease. The size<br />

of the pulp cavity is large in young animals <strong>and</strong> becomes small <strong>and</strong> nearly disappears in old<br />

dogs. Reabsorption of alveolar bone horizontally along the axis of the m<strong>and</strong>ible or maxilla<br />

is a common finding in older dogs <strong>and</strong> may represent the effects of low-grade, chronic<br />

Fig. 5-43 A, A 5-year-old male<br />

Maltese had a draining tract from his<br />

lower jaw for months. The lateral<br />

oblique view of the m<strong>and</strong>ibles<br />

revealed an angular deformity of the<br />

roots of both fourth premolars with<br />

the roots angled toward each other<br />

(arrows). B, A fistulogram in the<br />

same case reveals that the fistula<br />

arises from the apex of the abnormal<br />

tooth. Diagnosis: Dilaceration with<br />

V-root malformation <strong>and</strong> fistula<br />

formation.<br />

A<br />

B

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