Wiggs's Veterinary Dentistry
Principles and Practice
2. Edition February 2019
544 Pages, Hardcover
Practical Approach Book
Further versions
Wiggs's Veterinary Dentistry: Principles and Practice, Second Edition is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the classic comprehensive reference for veterinary dentistry.
* Provides current, comprehensive information on veterinary dentistry
* Encompasses rudimentary tenets of the field as well as advanced techniques
* Presents the state-of-the-art in veterinary dentistry, with all topics fully updated, revised, and expanded to reflect current knowledge
* Written by leading veterinary dental specialists and edited by luminaries in the field
* Includes more images and color throughout to support the text
List of Contributors xi
1 Oral Anatomy and Physiology 1
Matthew Lemmons and Donald Beebe
2 Oral Examination and Diagnosis 25
Jan Bellows
3 Oral Radiology and Imaging 41
Brook Niemiec
4 Developmental Pathology and Pedodontology 63
Bonnie H. Shope, Paul Q. Mitchell, and Diane Carle
5 Periodontology 81
Kevin Stepaniuk
6 Traumatic Dentoalveolar Injuries 109
Jason Soukup
7 Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors, Cysts, and Tumor-Like Lesions 131
Jason Soukup and John Lewis
8 General Oral Pathology 155
Heidi B. Lobprise
9 Anesthesia and Pain Management 177
Lindsey C. Snyder, Christopher Snyder, and Donald Beebe
10 Oral Surgery - Periodontal Surgery 193
Heidi B. Lobprise and Kevin Stepaniuk
11 Oral Surgery - Extractions 229
Cynthia Charlier
12 Oral Surgery - General 247
Heidi B. Lobprise
13 Oral Surgery - Fracture and Trauma Repair 265
Kendall Taney and Christopher Smithson
14 Oral Surgery - Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors 289
Heidi B. Lobprise and Jason Soukup
15 Basic Endodontic Therapy 311
Robert C. Boyd
16 Advanced Endodontic Therapy 335
Michael Peak and Heidi B. Lobprise
17 Restorative Dentistry 357
Anthony Caiafa and Louis Visser
18 Crowns and Prosthodontics 387
Curt Coffman, Chris Visser, Jason Soukup, and Michael Peak
19 Occlusion and Orthodontics 411
Heidi B. Lobprise
20 Domestic Feline Oral and Dental Diseases 439
Alexander M. Reiter, Norman Johnston, Jamie G. Anderson, Maria M. Soltero-Rivera, and Heidi B. Lobprise
21 Small Mammal Oral and Dental Diseases 463
Loïc Legendre
22 Exotic Animals Oral and Dental Diseases 481
Roberto Fecchio, Marco Antonio Gioso, and Kristin Bannon
Index 501
Heidi B. Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC, is a dental referral specialist in practice at Main Street Veterinary Hospital and Dental Clinic in Flower Mound, TX, USA.
Johnathon R. (Bert) Dodd, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC, is a Clinical Professor of Veterinary Dentistry at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, USA.
