DENTISTRY
Figure 9A. Hair foreign bodies creating marked periodontal disease in
the rostral maxilla in an English bulldog.
Figure 9E. A laser used to decrease the amount of gingiva enlarge-
ment.
Figure 9B. Subgingival hair extending from the canine marginal gingi-
va and at the mucogingival junction.
Figure 9F. One month after surgery the gingiva has healed and in-
flammation has resolved, with a few new embedded hairs present.
Figure 9C. A probe extending through the attached gingiva.
Hair embedded in a dog’s tongue can be removed using
forceps, followed by carbon dioxide laser ablation of the
inflamed areas. Multiple monthly laser treatments are of-
ten required to resolve the issue (Figures 10A-10C).
Figure 9D. Gingivectomy around the canine and third incisor to re-
move periodontal pockets.
Figure 10A. Removing hairs with forceps.
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