Abstract
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Infundibular changes are frequently encountered computed tomographic studies of the equine maxillary cheek teeth but the possible importance of this finding is not known. Infundibular caries is a possible cause for pulpitis and apical infection in some horses.
OBJECTIVES: To study the relationship between the 2 pathologies and the frequency of changes.
METHODS: The maxillary cheek teeth 108-208, 109-209 and 110-210 of 25 horses were evaluated using computed tomography and both the prevalence of infundibular and apical infection changes as the possible link with apical infection evaluated statistically.
RESULTS: The prevalence of infundibular changes was high in both normal and diseased teeth. Both apical infection and the occurrence of infundibular changes were more prevalent in 109-209 and 110-210. In spite of this, the 2 processes could not be linked to one another. No differences were noted between the left and right sides.
CONCLUSIONS: A direct relationship between the 2 processes was not established statistically and other underlying causes for the high occurrence of both apical infection and infundibular changes in diseased and normal 108-208, 109-209 and 110-210 are considered.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 872-6 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Equine Veterinary Journal |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Dental Caries
- Horse Diseases
- Horses
- Molar
- Periapical Abscess
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed