AVALIAÇÃO ODONTOLÓGICA DE CÃES E GATOS ATENDIDOS NO HOSPITAL VETERINÁRIO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA, NO PERÍODO DE JANEIRO A SETEMBRO DE 2018.

Abstract

Periodontal disease is the most common disease in small animals causing severe damage to the health and quality of life, up to 95% of dogs and 50% of cats with more than one year of age have some degree of the disease. Among the clinical signs associated with periodontitis note halitosis, pain, behavior change, tooth mobility, oral bleeding, calculus, gingivitis and tooth loss. In this sense, this work was developed with the objective to assess the oral health of dogs and cats in clinical and surgical cases of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba, Campus of sand in the period January to October 2018. Have been evaluated and photographed 52 animals subjected to clinical service in the period of January to October 2018, between dogs and cats, males and females, with varying ages. The results obtained in this study allow conclude that the most frequent disorders were periodontal disease, especially with a high prevalence, followed by gingivitis pharyngitis feline stomatitis complex and persistence of deciduous teeth. The variables age, race and power proved to have a very intimate relationship with periodontal disease. In this sense, it is evident the need of oral hygiene for the prevention of the main oral diseases of animals. It is essential to inform the guardians about the importance of good oral health of dogs and cats, as well as regular visits to the veterinarian.