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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DENTISTRY
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 24-32Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/089875641002700104
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This case report describes the surgical extraction of multiple premolar and molar teeth in a Western Lowland gorilla. Postoperative photographs and radiographs indicated complete healing of the extraction sites. This case report includes a review of gorilla dental anatomy, oral disease in primates, pathogenesis of periodontal disease, predisposing factors to periodontal disease, and principles of surgical tooth extraction. J Vet Dent 27 (1); 24-32, 2010
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