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Thanks to the great support of the Small Animal Clinic of the Veterinary Faculty University of Ljubljana, I participate in the project “Learn and Travel with Vets on The Balkans”.

Oral and dental diseases are one of the most common problems in small animal veterinary practice, and all cause pain to the animals.

Dental extractions are considered an everyday procedure in veterinary dentistry, but they should not be taken lightly! The reasons, why the tooth needs to be removed, are several.

The treatment of periodontal diseases always starts with basic periodontal therapy (professional dental cleaning) that includes supra- and subgingival scaling.

Complications can occur during or after the dental extraction procedure, but the vast majority can be prevented with good treatment planning and the use of appropriate surgical technique(s).

Full-mouth dental radiographs are still the golden standard of imaging in veterinary dentistry.

Oral examination should be a part of every physical examination in dogs and cats. A detailed oral and dental examination can only be performed with the animal under general anaesthesia.

Residency is a clinically-focused intense training in one of nowadays several specialty fields within veterinary medicine.