Prevalence of dental disorders in degus and evaluation of diagnostic methods to determine dental disease and its prognosis
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2017-12-01
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van Bolhuis, Hester
van Hoffen, Lotte
van Zijll Langhout, Martine
van Engeldorp Gastelaars, Heleen
Hendriks, Wouter
Lamberts, Marnix
Kik, Marja
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Abstract
Degus (Octodon degus) are prone to develop dental disease with deleterious health effects. The two studies reported here aimed to determine the prevalence of dental disorders in degus and to identify and evaluate diagnostic tools for determination of prognosis of these disorders. In study A, health data from 225 degus at AAP, Rescue Center for Exotic Animals in the Netherlands, were collated and the prevalence of dental disorders and differences in sex and age at clinical onset of symptoms associated with dental disorders were described. The prevalence was 34.7 per cent and higher (P
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apical elongation, calcium, malocclusion, octodon degus, phosphorus, radiography, Taverne
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van Bolhuis, H, van Hoffen, L, van Zijll Langhout, M, van Engeldorp Gastelaars, H, Hendriks, W, Lamberts, M & Kik, M 2017, 'Prevalence of dental disorders in degus and evaluation of diagnostic methods to determine dental disease and its prognosis', Veterinary Record, vol. 181, no. 23, 627. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104253