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Dental disease in slender lorises ( Loris tardigradus )
Author(s) -
Plesker Roland,
Schulze Helga
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.21072
Subject(s) - biology , anatomy , zoology
Necropsies were performed in 25 slender lorises ( Loris tardigradus ) from a colony at Bochum University. In seven adult individuals, teeth were missing, loose, or severely affected by dental calculus. In one of these cases, a severe periodontal disease was seen without abscess formation. In another four lorises purulent/gangrenous inflammation was found next to the teeth either in the maxillary or the mandibular region. Zoo Biol. 32:571–574, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals Inc.
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