Authors:
Abdolrazagh Rostami, Urs Geissbühler, Frank Schellenberger and Patrik Zanolari

Date of Publication:
6 January 2014

Publication:
BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:4

Abstract:
Background
Tooth root problems and periodontal diseases are common in South American camelids (SAC). The objective was to evaluate and optimize the imaging technique for dental radiography in SAC and to describe the radiographic and computed tomographic (CT) anatomy of normal teeth at different ages. In this study, the heads of 20 healthy SAC slaughtered for meat production or euthanized for reasons not related to dental problems included 7 female and 10 male llamas and 3 male alpacas. Using a standardized protocol, radiographs and CT scans of the 20 specimen were performed.

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