MEMBERSHIP EXAMINATION
JUNE/JULY 2004
VETERINARY DENTISTRY
PAPER 1 – PRINCIPLES
Perusal time: 15 minutes
Time allowed: TWO (2) Hours after perusal
Answer FOUR (4) from six questions only.
All questions are of equal value.
Subsections of Questions are of equal value unless stated otherwise
PAPER ONE – PRINCIPLES – VETERINARY DENTISTRY 2004
Answer FOUR (4) from six questions only.
1. a. What are the tissues that constitute the periodontium in dogs?
b. Describe the clinically visible appearance of healthy periodontal tissues.
c. Describe the visible changes that are seen in these tissues with the onset of gingivitis and progression through to periodontal disease.
d. What tests can be done to assist in the diagnosis of periodontal disease in the dog?
2. Write notes on:
a. Analgaesia used in veterinary dental patients. AND
b. Biopsy techniques for oral tumours in the cat and dog.
3. Describe the origins and growth of the structures that form the teeth.
4. Describe the properties of the ideal intra-oral suture material. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of FOUR (4) currently available suture materials that could be used intra-orally.
5. Discuss the principles of wound healing. Compare and contrast the application of these principles in treatment of:
a. an open long standing gingival wound AND
b. an oral surgical wound
6. Describe the principles and techniques involved in obtaining veterinary dental radiographs.
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MEMBERSHIP EXAMINATION
JUNE/JULY 2004
VETERINARY DENTISTRY
PAPER 2 - PRACTICE
Perusal time: 15 minutes
Time allowed: TWO (2) Hours after perusal
Answer FOUR (4) from six questions only.
All questions are of equal value.
Subsections of Questions are of equal value unless stated otherwise
PAPER 2 - PRACTICE – VETERINARY DENTISTRY 2004
Answer FOUR (4) from six questions only.
1. A eight year old female desexed dachshund with newly diagnosed mild renal insufficiency is presented to your clinic with a unilateral right sided purulent nasal discharge of short duration. The owner informs you that the dog had a tooth extraction at another clinic 3 months previously. On clinical examination, it is found that the right maxillary canine crown is missing with a draining fistula present there. Discuss your management of this case.
2. Write notes on odontoclastic resorptive lesions in cats.
3. Describe the steps in a complete dental prophylaxis
AND
Discuss the immediate and long term management of periodontal disease for a dog or a cat with an owner committed to excellent home care.
4. Discuss the principles of exodontia. Describe how you would extract the following fractured teeth in a four year old German shepherd dog.
a. Maxillary second incisor
b. Maxillary canine
c. Maxillary carnassial tooth (4th premolar)
What different considerations would need to be employed to perform the same procedures in a four year old Persian cat.
5. Discuss methods of fixation for repair of mandibular fractures.
6. Discuss the biological and mechanical objectives of cleaning and shaping root canals and how they are achieved?
OR
A 12 month old Corgi is presented with a horizontal crown fracture of the mandibular canine tooth of two days duration (owner thinks). The coronal third of the tooth is missing. Discuss your proposed management of this case and how you would perform the procedure(s) proposed.
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