Premium
Purulent dacryocystitis (nasolacrimal duct drainage) secondary to periapical tooth root infection in a donkey
Author(s) -
Cleary O. B.,
Easley J. T.,
Henriksen M. d. L.,
Brooks D. E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2011.00225.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dacryocystitis , dentistry , nasolacrimal duct , donkey , cheek , cheek teeth , sinusitis , incision and drainage , periapical abscess , orthodontics , surgery , abscess , ecology , biology
Summary Periapical tooth disease in the equid has been extensively described. Rostral cheek tooth abscessation usually leads to external facial swelling, and in some cases, nasal drainage. Periapical infection of the caudal cheek teeth usually results in maxillary empyema and sinusitis. This case report describes a donkey with periapical tooth root infection of the left 3rd maxillary premolar (207) diagnosed with computed tomography, which drained exclusively into the adjacent/collateral nasolacrimal duct.