Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists

tooth as foreign and prompts cells to start removing the tooth. The damage caused by this cellular activity is very painful if the crown of the tooth is affected. Symptoms such as jaw chattering while eating or drinking, dropping food out of the mouth while eating, turning the head to one side while eating, salivating or pawing at the mouth can be seen with tooth resorption.The best treatment option for tooth resorption is extraction as it is a progressive disease and there is currently not a cure or other treatment available. Treatment of teeth that have been affected with tooth resorption takes skill in both interpreting the radiographs of those particular teeth as well as the surgical skill involved in extracting them.• Pediatric DentistryPuppies and kittens will frequently have dentistry needs as well. Fractured deciduous (baby) teeth are a common occurrence and are most likely treated with extraction. Advanced procedures are typically not performed regularly on deciduous teeth because they are exfoliated very quickly and potentially cause problems with the permanent tooth erupting behind it. If extraction of a deciduous tooth is necessary, great care must be taken not to damage the permanent tooth that has yet to erupt.While the young ones are growing, teeth and jaws may not erupt or grow in the correct orientation and may need a little help from us. If this should occur, interceptive orthodontics, which is the process of extracting certain deciduous teeth that are not erupting correctly either to make room or guide the proper position of the permanent tooth, can be performed.