Complications after incomplete dental extractions in a cat

Abstract

Exodontics is one of the most commonly performed procedures in veterinary dentistry. One of the essential steps in every dental procedure is taking preoperative and postoperative dental radiographs in order to determine the severity of the disease, root abnormalities and retained root fragments. Present case report describes a cat with signs of oral inflammation and discomfort after previous dental treatment due to signs of gingivostomatitis one month earlier. Thorough dental examination and dental radiographs revealed retained root fragments of teeth 208, 209, 308 and 309 on the left side of the maxilla and the mandible. Extraction of retained root fragments and alveolectomy were performed, followed by postoperative antimicrobial treatment. Three weeks after the procedure, the extraction sites were healing and the patient started showing usual behaviour.