Dentistry

We care about the safety of our patients during all dental procedures

All dental procedures are performed under general anesthesia, so each patient is subject to a detailed clinical examination, blood tests, and sometimes additional diagnostic procedures ordered by the referring doctor, such as a heart echo.

During the procedure, each patient is intubated, warmed and subject to constant monitoring (heart rate, temperature, saturation). The safest form of general anesthesia is inhalation anesthesia. At the Vetriver Clinic we use an apparatus with an isoflurane vaporizer, which minimizes the risk of complications, and the patient recovers just a few minutes after the procedure is completed.

Periodontology

Chronic gingivitis and parodontal inflammation cause damage to the tissues holding the tooth and atrophic changes in the alveoli - periodontitis. The progression leads to tooth loss. The cause is a build-up of plaque.

Diagnosis is based on clinical and radiographic examination.

Periodontal treatment consists of a full dental cleaning first, followed by cleaning of the gingival pockets and possible gingivoplasty. All of these treatments are designed to allow the regeneration of periodontal tissues to eliminate tooth mobility as much as possible. For the treatment to be effective, rigorous oral hygiene is essential, meaning daily brushing of our pet's teeth and regular dental check-ups..

Tooth extractions

Simple or surgical extraction is performed on all single- or multi-rooted teeth that are subject to irreversible processes that make conservative treatment impossible. Also eligible for extraction are all supernumerary teeth, retained deciduous teeth, retained teeth in the bone, and those that cause soft tissue trauma in malocclusion.

Treatment of enamel and dentin defects

This treatment involves sealing exposed dentin tubules; the exposure causes pain and discomfort and leads to inflammation and then death of the tooth pulp.

Enamel and dentin defects can be caused by, among other things:

• underdevelopment of enamel and dentin (genetic, environmental or systemic causes),
• mechanical trauma (fracture or abrasion of the tooth).

At Vetriver Clinic, we use the best quality light-curing materials, dental instruments and a Denjoy polymerization lamp.

Treatment of oral diseases

Many endocrine (e.g. diabetes), metabolic (e.g. uremia), infectious (e.g. FIV) and immunological (e.g. lupus, pemphigus) disorders manifest themselves in diseases of the oral mucosa.

Among the most commonly diagnosed disease entities we can include:

• chronic gingivitis and stomatitis of cats
• juvenile gingivitis of cats
• ulcerative stomatitis
• eosinophilic stomatitis

Diagnosis and treatment is based on close cooperation between the dentist, internist and the owner of the sick pet.