Frequência e classificação de casos de doença periodontal em cães e gatos no município de São Luís - MA

Abstract

Due to the development of veterinary medicine, it has become necessary to branch in specialized areas, among them dentistry, which has assumed a fundamental role in the promotion of animal health and welfare. Despite its simplicity and importance in the preventive character of diseases, whether oral or systemic diseases, veterinary dentistry is still little known and approached by veterinarians as well as animal owners, who are unaware of methods of prevention and even of treatment. Based on this contextualization and in view of the increasing valuation of companion animals in urban regions, this study was carried out in the city of São Luís do Maranhão in order to show on the qualitative point of view, which observes the quality of life of the animals, The frequency of cases of periodontal disease in dogs and cats. It was observed in the research that the rate of diagnosis of periodontal diseases was much lower than expected, reaching around 20%, although, according to the literature used in this study, this disease affects about 80% of the older animals. It was also observed during the study that there was a low frequency in relation to the owners' complaints, besides a low rate of diagnosis by the veterinarians, which shows that the area of veterinary dentistry, in general, Still needs to be well developed to meet the satisfactory levels that will ensure animal health and welfare