The Dental Suite: Equipment Needed for Handling Small Exotic Mammals

Dentistry is a very important branch of medicine and surgery for exotic pet mammals. Because of their anatomical and physiological differences, many health problems in pet rabbits and herbivorous rodent species are primarily or secondarily related to dental diseases, making this discipline even more important for this group of mammals. Special equipment and other materials are available for diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases in these species. Among them, the most important are mouth gags, cheek dilators, specially designed luxators and extraction forceps, and straight hand pieces for high-speed dental units for cutting and polishing. The small exotic mammal dental suite should also include radiographic and endoscopic equipment.

Key words:  cheek teeth , dental disease , ferret , incisor teeth , rabbit , rodent , teeth