FREQUÊNCIA DE AFECÇÕES ESTOMATOLÓGICAS EM CANINOS E FELINOS ATENDIDOS NO HOSPITAL VETERINÁRIO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA NO ANO DE 2017.

Abstract

The present study aimed to demonstrate the main affections of the oral cavity and its prevalence in dogs and cats attended in the routine of the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba in the year 2017. Of the 2,469 consultations evaluated, the following data were collected: general registry, origin, patient name, species, race, gender, age, diet, diagnosis and stomatological conditions found. Of the totality, there were 404 consultations with presence of at least one oral condition. There were 18 affections: periodontal disease, halitosis, gingivitis, dental calculus, dental absence, tooth wear, persistence of deciduous teeth, oro-nasal fistula, dental pulp exposure, dental root exposure, gingival retraction, dental fracture, mandibular fracture, oral neoplasia, complex feline gingivostomatitis, oral cavity ulcers, gingival hyperplasia and enamel hypoplasia. Of the 2,469 visits, 1,837 were dogs and 632 cats, two of which 77.9% canine and 22.1% feline had some periodontitis. Thus, it is concluded that there is still regarding dental clinical evaluation, but that the appearance of these conditions in the consultations is increasing. It is a large amount of periodontopathy found in domestic animals and, even so, it is remarkable the neglect with which dentistry is treated in the academic world. In addition, it was observed that oral health is not a priority for tutors and that completing the files in a complete and organized way is of paramount importance for further evaluation by both the researcher and the veterinarian.