Garanayak Nishiswapna, Das Manoranjan, Patra Ramesh Chandra, Biswal Sangram, Panda Susen Ku
Department of Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Vet World. 2019 Nov;12(11):1872-1876. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1872-1876. Epub 2019 Nov 28.
Periodontitis is the most prevalent inflammatory dental disease caused by a lack of oral hygiene measures in domestic animals. The periodontal disease complex arises as a result of bacterial biofilm deposition termed as plaque on the tooth surface. Lack of cleaning measures either mechanical or chemical credit for the condition. The present study was conducted to screen the animals for the presence of plaque deposition, gingivitis, along with various control measures for the same.
Thirty-two dogs of different age groups were evaluated for the presence of plaque and gingivitis by scoring method to estimate the extent of severity. Scaling of the tooth surface was done by ultrasonic scaling machine to remove the plaques, and the animals were divided into four treatment groups to study the effects of dental hygiene chew and chlorhexidine for control of plaque.
Present study revealed 71.87% and 34.37% of the screened animals were having plaque deposition and varied degrees of gingivitis respectively. A positive coefficient of correlation (r) of 0.89 (p<0.05) between advancing age and plaque deposition and 0.85 (p<0.05) between age and level of gingivitis was obtained. Two groups receiving dental chew and 0.2% w/v chlorhexidine showed lower plaque deposits, and the fourth treatment group receiving both dental chew and chlorhexidine showed 100% animals remained free from fresh plaque deposits.
The present study showed a strong positive relationship between age and plaque deposition and gingivitis. The study also showed that oral hygiene measures such as use of dental hygiene chew and chlorhexidine application can reduce plaque deposition and periodontitis in domesticated canines.
牙周炎是家畜中因缺乏口腔卫生措施而最常见的炎症性牙科疾病。牙周疾病复合体是由牙齿表面称为牙菌斑的细菌生物膜沉积引起的。清洁措施的缺乏，无论是机械性的还是化学性的，都可导致这种情况。本研究旨在筛查动物是否存在牙菌斑沉积、牙龈炎以及针对这些情况的各种控制措施。
通过评分法对32只不同年龄组的犬进行牙菌斑和牙龈炎的评估，以估计严重程度。用超声波洁牙机对牙齿表面进行洁治以去除牙菌斑，并将动物分为四个治疗组，研究口腔卫生咀嚼物和洗必泰对控制牙菌斑的效果。
本研究显示，分别有71.87%和34.37%的被筛查动物存在牙菌斑沉积和不同程度的牙龈炎。年龄增长与牙菌斑沉积之间的正相关系数（r）为0.89（p<0.05），年龄与牙龈炎程度之间的正相关系数为0.85（p<0.05）。接受口腔卫生咀嚼物和0.2% w/v洗必泰的两组牙菌斑沉积较少，接受口腔卫生咀嚼物和洗必泰的第四治疗组显示100%的动物没有新的牙菌斑沉积。
本研究表明年龄与牙菌斑沉积和牙龈炎之间存在很强的正相关关系。该研究还表明，使用口腔卫生咀嚼物和应用洗必泰等口腔卫生措施可以减少家养犬的牙菌斑沉积和牙周炎。
