Mohamed Reda
Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt.
Vet Sci. 2018 Mar 9;5(1):29. doi: 10.3390/vetsci5010029.
The aim of this study was to determine the morphometric values of the skull and the mandible of the common opossum from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. The skulls and mandibles were obtained from ten opossums captured for research purposes. The skulls and mandibles were prepared and cleaned using standard method. Some anatomical landmarks of the skulls and mandibles were identified and measured. The results were important for identification of the common opossum via comparison and discussion of our results with that of other marsupial species. Furthermore, the results had clinical importance with regard to regional nerve blocks of the infraorbital, inferior alveolar, and mental nerves for dental extraction and head surgery. This study concluded that by using the anatomical landmarks of the infraorbital and mental foramina it will be easier for the veterinarian surgeons during the application of local anesthetic agent for the infraorbital, inferior alveolar, and mental nerve blocks.
本研究的目的是确定来自加勒比海岛国特立尼达和多巴哥的普通负鼠的颅骨和下颌骨的形态测量值。颅骨和下颌骨取自为研究目的捕获的十只负鼠。使用标准方法对颅骨和下颌骨进行制备和清理。确定并测量了颅骨和下颌骨的一些解剖学标志点。通过将我们的结果与其他有袋类物种的结果进行比较和讨论，这些结果对于普通负鼠的鉴定具有重要意义。此外，这些结果对于牙科拔牙和头部手术时眶下神经、下牙槽神经和颏神经的区域神经阻滞具有临床重要性。本研究得出结论，通过使用眶下孔和颏孔的解剖学标志点，兽医外科医生在应用局部麻醉剂进行眶下神经、下牙槽神经和颏神经阻滞时会更容易。
