Crossley D A, Jackson A, Yates J, Boydell I P
Animal Medical Centre, Manchester.
J Small Anim Pract. 1998 Aug;39(8):385-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03737.x.
Computerised tomographic scanning was used to investigate tooth structure in chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger), both cheek tooth crown and root abnormalities being common in this species. This paper describes a common form of dental disease affecting species with continuously growing teeth, with particular reference to the chinchilla, and confirms the potential role of computed tomography (CT) in its early diagnosis. CT imaging is compared with previously available methods of investigation which frequently fail to detect early pathological changes.
计算机断层扫描被用于研究毛丝鼠（Chinchilla laniger）的牙齿结构，该物种的颊齿冠和牙根异常情况较为常见。本文描述了一种影响具有不断生长牙齿的物种的常见牙科疾病形式，特别提及了毛丝鼠，并证实了计算机断层扫描（CT）在其早期诊断中的潜在作用。将CT成像与以前常用的检查方法进行了比较，那些方法常常无法检测到早期病理变化。
