OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term response of cats with stomatitis to tooth extraction. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 95 cats with stomatitis. PROCEDURES: Medical records of cats with stomatitis that was treated with tooth extraction during a 14-year period were reviewed. Demographic information and diagnostic results were recorded as well as surgical procedure, including full-mouth extraction (FME) versus partial-mouth extraction (PME), and specifics of medical management. Patients were categorized according to response to treatment. RESULTS: Median postoperative follow-up time was 231 days (range, 33 to 2,655 days). Of 95 cats, 6 (6.3%) had no improvement and 25 (26.3%) had little improvement in stomatitis following tooth extraction and extended medical management (EMM). Following tooth extraction, 37 (39.0%) cats had substantial clinical improvement and 27 (28.4%) cats had complete resolution of stomatitis; of these 64 cats, 44 (68.8%) required EMM for a finite period to achieve positive outcomes. Extent of tooth extraction (PME vs FME) was not associated with overall response to treatment. At initial recheck examination, a better long-term response to tooth extraction was observed in patients with resolution of abnormal behavior (OR, 7.2), decrease in oral inflammation (OR, 3.5), and lack of need for follow-up medical management with antimicrobials (OR, 3.7). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Extraction of teeth in areas of oral inflammation provided substantial improvement or complete resolution of stomatitis in more than two-thirds of affected cats. Full-mouth extraction did not appear to provide additional benefit over PME. Most cats with stomatitis may require EMM to achieve substantial clinical improvement or complete resolution.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term response of cats with stomatitis to tooth extraction. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 95 cats with stomatitis. PROCEDURES: Medical records of cats with stomatitis that was treated with tooth extraction during a 14-year period were reviewed. Demographic information and diagnostic results were recorded as well as surgical procedure, including full-mouth extraction (FME) versus partial-mouth extraction (PME), and specifics of medical management. Patients were categorized according to response to treatment. RESULTS: Median postoperative follow-up time was 231 days (range, 33 to 2,655 days). Of 95 cats, 6 (6.3%) had no improvement and 25 (26.3%) had little improvement in stomatitis following tooth extraction and extended medical management (EMM). Following tooth extraction, 37 (39.0%) cats had substantial clinical improvement and 27 (28.4%) cats had complete resolution of stomatitis; of these 64 cats, 44 (68.8%) required EMM for a finite period to achieve positive outcomes. Extent of tooth extraction (PME vs FME) was not associated with overall response to treatment. At initial recheck examination, a better long-term response to tooth extraction was observed in patients with resolution of abnormal behavior (OR, 7.2), decrease in oral inflammation (OR, 3.5), and lack of need for follow-up medical management with antimicrobials (OR, 3.7). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Extraction of teeth in areas of oral inflammation provided substantial improvement or complete resolution of stomatitis in more than two-thirds of affected cats. Full-mouth extraction did not appear to provide additional benefit over PME. Most cats with stomatitis may require EMM to achieve substantial clinical improvement or complete resolution.
Authors: Boaz Arzi; Kaitlin C Clark; Ayswarya Sundaram; Mathieu Spriet; Frank J M Verstraete; Naomi J Walker; Megan R Loscar; Nasim Fazel; William J Murphy; Natalia Vapniarsky; Dori L Borjesson Journal: Stem Cells Transl Med Date: 2017-06-15 Impact factor: 6.940
Authors: Boaz Arzi; Emily Mills-Ko; Frank J M Verstraete; Amir Kol; Naomi J Walker; Megan R Badgley; Nasim Fazel; William J Murphy; Natalia Vapniarsky; Dori L Borjesson Journal: Stem Cells Transl Med Date: 2015-11-18 Impact factor: 6.940
Authors: Lisa A Mestrinho; Rita Rosa; Patrícia Ramalho; Vasco Branco; Leonor Iglésias; Hugo Pissarra; Ana Duarte; Maria Niza Journal: BMC Vet Res Date: 2020-10-15 Impact factor: 2.741