February is dental month awareness in the veterinarian world. Feline resorptive tooth lesions, also known as tooth resorption or cavities, are a common dental problem in cats. These lesions occur when ...

Context Explanation

The Ledger: Is your cat showing signs of mouth pain? Have it checked for resorptive tooth lesions Is your cat showing signs of mouth pain? Have it checked for resorptive tooth lesions Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: ASK THE VET: Painful tooth problem is common among cats Tooth resorption occurs when odontoclasts, cells that normally dissolve and absorb the roots of baby teeth as the adult teeth erupt, instead attack adult teeth. Q: The veterinarian says my cat has tooth resorption, so I made an appointment for her to have dental X-rays and probably tooth extraction.

Insight Material

What can you tell me about this condition? A: Tooth ... If your old cat is on the path to tooth resorption (TR), the only viable cure is tooth extraction. If your cat shows signs of TR, your cat's veterinary specialist will almost certainly recommend that ... We own two cats, aged 8 and 9 years.

Final Conclusion

Our female cat (the older one) has a history of very bad teeth having had most of them removed on two dental visits. She had four remaining teeth which were her ...