Extraction of an incisor embedded within the nasal cavity in two guinea pigs |
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| Authors: | Nobuhide KIDO Kaori ONO Tomoko OMIYA Yukio OGUCHI Moemi SETOGAWA Yuuki MACHIDA |
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| Institution: | 1)Nogeyama Zoological Gardens, Yokohama Greenery Foundation, 63–10, Oimatsu-cho, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220–0032, Japan;2)Kanazawa Zoological Gardens, Yokohama Greenery Foundation, 5–15–1, Kamariya-higashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236–0042, Japan;3)Makigahara Children Zoo, Harmony Center Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, 65–1, Oike-machi, Asahi-ku, Yokohama 241–0834, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Oral examination of two guinea pigs revealed that the unilateral incisor was absent. On radiographic examination, the incisor was identified within the nasal cavity in both patients. Under anesthesia in both patients, the skin was incised from the nostril to 1.5 cm proximal, and the premaxilla and part of the maxilla were exposed. The bone was removed using a surgical drill, and the incisor was exposed in the nasal cavity. The root was grasped with forceps and carefully extracted as it was degraded and very fragile. Diagnosis was easy using oral and radiographic examination. In guinea pig patients where an incisor is absent on oral examination, this condition should be considered. |
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| Keywords: | guinea pig incisor nasal cavity radiography tooth extraction |
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