Veterinary Dental Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner - E-Book

Download or read book Veterinary Dental Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner - E-Book written by Steven E. Holmstrom and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2004-04-14 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Veterinary Dental Techniques continues to serve as an easy-to-use, practical guide to dental techniques and materials for the small animal practitioner. Covers a wide range of topics including examination and charting, routine and advanced periodontal care, endodontic treatment, orthodontics, dental anesthesia, and ergonomics. Presents a complete and practical approach to dental examination and charting, routine and advanced periodontal care, endodontic treatment, restorative dentistry, orthodontics, fracture fixation, anesthesia and analgesia Features step-by-step instructions with clear illustrations for successfully planning and treating a wide spectrum of dental procedures All chapters have been completely revised and updated with the most current information Includes helpful home-care and post-operative instructions for clients Consistently formatted chapters include general comments, indications, contraindications, and advantages and disadvantages for all techniques and dental materials Offers guidelines for starting or expanding a dental department for your practice Contains an in-depth discussion of the wide range of equipment and instruments that will allow you to provide the highest standard of dental care for your patients Provides recommendations for the care and maintenance of your dental operatory Includes a completely updated appendix of manufacturers and sources of dental materials New chapter on oral surgery New chapter on starting and marketing a dental department in a veterinary practice Didactic descriptions of incidence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis has been added to each chapter Illustrations have been added to the section on pathology