Emslie Roxanne S, Tutt Cedric Lc
Cape Animal Dentistry Service, Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
JFMS Open Rep. 2020 Oct 21;6(2):2055116920946278. doi: 10.1177/2055116920946278. eCollection 2020 Jul-Dec.
This article reports a case series of five Burmese cats with supernumerary teeth. All included cases displayed either unilateral or bilateral supernumerary maxillary fourth premolar teeth. Two cases also displayed supernumerary mandibular fourth premolar teeth, and in one case bilateral supernumerary maxillary third incisor teeth were found. Examination of the pedigrees of the affected cats revealed that all five cats were related with one common ancestor. All patients in this case series were successfully treated.
Supernumerary maxillary fourth premolar teeth in cats have not been reported previously in the literature. As all five cats in this case series were shown to be related, supernumerary maxillary fourth premolar teeth may be yet another heritable health condition affecting the Burmese breed. Therefore, Burmese breeders should endeavour to reduce the incidence of supernumerary teeth within the breed by having animals examined by a veterinary dentist prior to breeding, and neutering affected, as well as related, individuals. Burmese cat owners must be made aware of the condition in order to institute early evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
本文报告了一例包含五只患有多生牙的缅甸猫的病例系列。所有纳入病例均表现为单侧或双侧上颌第四前磨牙多生。两例还表现为下颌第四前磨牙多生，一例发现双侧上颌第三切牙多生。对患病猫的谱系检查发现，所有五只猫都与一个共同祖先有关。该病例系列中的所有患者均成功接受了治疗。
猫上颌第四前磨牙多生此前在文献中未有报道。由于该病例系列中的所有五只猫都显示有亲缘关系，上颌第四前磨牙多生可能是影响缅甸猫品种的另一种可遗传健康状况。因此，缅甸猫繁育者应努力通过在繁育前让动物接受兽医牙医检查，并对患病及相关个体进行绝育，来降低该品种多生牙的发生率。必须让缅甸猫主人了解这种情况，以便进行早期评估、诊断和治疗。
