A common feline oral malady is feline ondoclastic resorptive lesion (FORL). Cats can also be affected by stomatitis, referred to as lymphocytic plasmacytic gingivitis pharangitis syndrome (LPGS) or cats may also be effected by oral neoplasia.
Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion at left upper fourth premolar
Image 7.3. Stage 3 FORL
Stage 3 FORL, Intraoral radiography is essential to determine if the lesions have entered the pulp chamber (Stage 3) requiring either endodontics or extraction.
Image 7.4. Stage 4 FORL
Stage 4 FORL, the crown has been eroded or fractured
Image 7.5. Class 5 FORL
Crown gone, roots remaining
Image 7.6. Class 5 FORL radiograph
Image 7.7. Class 5 FORL radiograph after removal
Radiograph of site after removal of roots
Image 7.8. Feline stomatitis
Ulceration of a cats pharynx due to feline stomatitis
Image 7.9. Ulceration of a cat's pharynx due to feline stomatitis
Resolution of ulcers two weeks after extraction of cheek teeth and laser therapy
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