Across
- 4. a common and painful condition in cats where their body breaks down and absorbs tooth structure. (hint: use the abbreviation.)
- 6. The acronym for the seal of 'approval'found on more reputable chew toys.
- 8. is a prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly uspostoperativeerative pain management in cats
- 9. The normal gingival sulcus depth is in a cat 0.5 to _______ millimeters (spell the number).
- 10. What is an essential part of dentistry that cannot be performed without general anesthesia? (Hint: this word ends in 'aphy').
- 12. This is one of two local anesthetics commonly used in dental nerve blocks.
- 14. means increasing the potency by adding a synergistic drug so that their effect together is greater than the effect of just one of the drugs
Down
- 1. is the #1 most frequent problem in small animal medicine.
- 2. Any infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic disease can cause ____ (Hint: a finding in the urine).
- 3. Type 1 odontoclastic resorptive tooth lesions target the ______ of the tooth, often at the gum line.
- 5. Type 2 odontoclastic resorptive tooth lesions target the _____ of the tooth, often at the gum line.
- 7. Radiographic evidence of periodontal disease almost always includes some type and degree of _____ loss.
- 11. Older cats have a wider layer of _____present on dental radiographs (vs. young cats or kittens).
- 13. These cells are normally responsible for bone development and remodeling, and become rogue in FORLs.
- 15. The normal gingival sulcus depth in a dog is 1 to ________ millimeters (spell the number).