Surgical treatment of a septic dentigerous cyst in a goat
- C. C. Miller, DVM, PhD1,
- B. A. Selcer, DVM2,
- L. H. Williamson, DVM, MS3 and
- E. A. Mahaffey, DVM, PhD4
- 11080 Ramblewood Place, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677, USA
- 2Department of Anatomy and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
- 3Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
- 4Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Abstract
A slowly growing lesion of the rostral mandible of a goat was diagnosed to be a septic dentigerous cyst. The lesion was treated surgically to remove one displaced tooth and debride the cystic cavity, and systemic antibiotic therapy was applied. Thirty-four weeks later the goat was clinically and radiographically improved and the problem had not recurred.
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