Oral Myiasis in a Captive Hippopotamus

Causes of dental infections can be related to failed dental eruption, malocclusion, abrasion, fractures with or without exposure of the dental pulp, and periodontal disease. Reports of oral myiasis in megavertebrates in captivity are infrequent, perhaps due to the difficulty in observing the oral ca...

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Published in:	Journal of veterinary dentistry Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 168 - 170
Main Authors:	Junior, João Luiz Rossi, Guião-Leite, Flaviana L., Gioso, Marco Antonio, Falqueiro, Léslie M. Domingues, Fecchio, Roberto Silveira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2009
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Animals Animals, Zoo Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Artiodactyla - parasitology Brazil Debridement - veterinary Dentistry Gingiva - injuries Gingiva - parasitology Male Mouth Diseases - drug therapy Mouth Diseases - parasitology Mouth Diseases - surgery Mouth Diseases - veterinary Mouth Mucosa - injuries Mouth Mucosa - parasitology Myiasis - drug therapy Myiasis - surgery Myiasis - veterinary Treatment Outcome Brazil
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Summary:	Causes of dental infections can be related to failed dental eruption, malocclusion, abrasion, fractures with or without exposure of the dental pulp, and periodontal disease. Reports of oral myiasis in megavertebrates in captivity are infrequent, perhaps due to the difficulty in observing the oral cavity in such species. This report describes a case of oral myiasis in an adult male hippopotamus in the gingival area and alveolar mucosa of the left mandibular canine tooth.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0898-7564 2470-4083
DOI:	10.1177/089875640902600304