How to manage pain in the dental patient

Pre-emptive analgesia is analgesia given before the pain response is triggered with the aim of avoiding ‘wind up’, the development of peripheral and central sensitisation (Lantz, 2003). Stimulation of...

Causes, examination and treatment of dental disease in rabbits

Rabbits are obligate herbivores and their cyclical digestive process requires high amounts of fibre to meet nutritional needs. In the wild, rabbits primarily consume tough fibrous grasses and leafy...

How to maintain dental machines and instruments

Most compressor driven dental machines should be mounted on four castor wheels to facilitate their movement around the operating table, and the height adjustment knob should be checked for correct...

Dental radiography in veterinary practice

The tooth is a complicated structure comprising mineralized tissues which vary in structure and density. Both the composition of the tooth and the peridontium help to protect it from oral pathology...