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The use of silver amalgam for treatment of shell ulcerations in turtles: 60 cases
Author(s) -
Spadola F.,
Morici M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12701
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium hydroxide , dentistry , curettage , surgery , amalgam (chemistry) , mercury (programming language) , chemistry , electrode , chemical engineering , computer science , engineering , programming language
Shell ulcers were diagnosed based on clinical appearance in 60 turtles. Under general anaesthesia, surgical curettage was performed using a burr mounted on a micro‐grinder. A calcium hydroxide paste was applied to the debrided lesions before the application of restorative material. Lesions were completely filled with rapidly hardening silver amalgam. Treated terrapins were hospitalised in dry containers and later were housed in tanks with controlled temperature 24 hours. Fillings were found spontaneously expulsed at various periods after placement. No signs of mercury poisoning or tissue reaction to the prosthesis were apparent.