Feline Tooth Resorption

Authors

Nejra Dučić, University of Sarajevo – Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Rizah Avdić, University of Sarajevo – Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Faruk Tandir, University of Sarajevo – Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Nedžad Hadžiomerović, University of Sarajevo – Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Anel Vejzović, University of Sarajevo – Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Redžep Tandir, The Public Institution Health Centre of Sarajevo Canton—Dental Service, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Synopsis

Feline tooth resorption is one of the most common dental disorders in cats, characterized by a progressive loss of tooth substance. The aetiology of this disease is not completely understood. Multiple factors may play a role in etiopathogenesis of this disease, such as: age, diet, chronic oral inflammation, metabolic and endocrine diseases, anatomical ab-normalities. Based on radiographic appearance, resorptive lesions are classified into three types. Several symptoms accompany this disease, including anorexia, dysphagia, halito-sis and oral discomfort. Tooth resorption can be detected with a combination of visual inspection, examination under general anesthesia with a sharp dental explorer and in-traoral dental radiography. Treatment of option is extraction of the affected teeth, and crown amputation in teeth with type 2 lesions.

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March 6, 2025

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Dučić, N., Avdić, R., Tandir, F., Hadžiomerović, N., Vejzović, A., & Tandir, R. (2025). Feline Tooth Resorption. In Y. Istileulova (Ed.), Socratic Lectures 12th International Symposium, Ljubljana, 11. January, 2025: PART I (pp. 47-51). University of Ljubljana Press. https://doi.org/10.55295/PSL.12.2025.I6