Paper One: MACVSc



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Australian College of Veterinary Scientists

Membership Examination

June/July 2008

Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Paper 1

Perusal time: fifteen (15) minutes

Time allowed: two (2) hours after perusal

Answer four (4) from the six (6) questions only

All questions are of equal value

Subsections of questions are of equal value unless stated otherwise

Paper 1: Small animal dentistry and oral surgery

Answer four (4) from the six (6) questions only.

1. Write notes on both the following:

– analgesia in veterinary dental patients

– pulp capping materials.

2. Describe the origins and growth of the structures that form the teeth.

3. Answer each of the following:

a) What are the tissues that constitute the periodontium in dogs?

a) Describe the clinically visible appearance of healthy periodontal tissues.

b) Describe the visible changes that are seen in periodontal tissues with the onset of gingivitis and the progression through to advanced periodontitis.

4. Describe the principles of wound healing. Compare and contrast the application of these principles in the treatment of each of the following:

– an open long-standing gingival wound

– an oral surgical wound.

5. Answer each of the following:

a) Describe the properties of the ideal intra-oral suture material. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three (3) currently available suture materials for intra-oral use.

c) Choose your ideal suture material (giving reasons for your choice) for the suture repair of both the following:

– oronasal fistula

– surgical wound post extraction.

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6. Describe the principles and techniques involved in obtaining veterinary dental radiographs. Include in your answer any special dental radiographic techniques that may be useful.

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Australian College of Veterinary Scientists

Membership Examination

June/July 2008

Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Paper 2: Practice

Perusal time: fifteen (15) minutes

Time allowed: two (2) hours after perusal

Answer four (4) from the six (6) questions only

All questions are of equal value

Subsections of questions are of equal value unless stated otherwise

Paper 2: Small animal dentistry and oral surgery

Answer four (4) from the six (6) questions only.

1. Answer both the following:

a) Describe the steps in a complete dental clean.

d) Discuss your long-term management of periodontal disease for a dog with an owner committed to excellent home care.

2. Discuss methods of fixation for managing jaw fractures.

3. Discuss resorptive lesions in cats.

4. An otherwise healthy five-year-old labrador presents to your practice with a discharging swelling ventral to the right eye. The owner informs you that the swelling first appeared about two months ago and that the dog seems to be having some pain when chewing bones. On oral examination, you find an oblique (slab) crown fracture of the right maxillary fourth premolar. There appears to be a black hole in the centre of the tooth fracture. You diagnose pulpal necrosis involving this tooth.

Describe the treatment options that you would offer the owner, including a discussion of the immediate and long-term management for each treatment option.

5. A seven-month-old, female pure-bred Staffordshire bull terrier, who is otherwise healthy, presents to your practice. The owner complains that the dog is having trouble when eating and has had blood-tinged saliva for the past week. On oral examination, you find that the dog has bilateral retained (persistent) maxillary deciduous canine teeth. The permanent mandibular canines are lingually displaced (base narrow) and are mesial (rostral) to the permanent maxillary canine teeth. There is trauma to the mucosa of the hard palate from these mandibular canine teeth. Discuss the treatment options that you would present to the owner. What advice, if any, would you give to the owner if the owner was thinking of using this dog in a breeding program?

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6. An eight-year-old Newfoundland dog presents to your practice with an oral problem. The owner has noticed a lump in the dog’s mouth. The dog is still eating and seems otherwise well. On oral examination, you notice a gingival mass arising from the attached gingiva mesial (rostral) to the right maxillary second premolar. The mass is one centimetre wide, nonulcerated and non-pigmented. The dentition appears to be free from calculus and there is no obvious periodontal inflammation in the mouth. Draining lymph nodes appear normal in size and consistency and there are no abnormal chest sounds on auscultation. The owner informs you that she noticed the lump about a month ago and that it does not appear to have enlarged in that time. Discuss your management of this case including diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses and treatment options.

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