Dental disease in slender lorises (Loris tardigradus)
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Roland Plesker, Helga Schulze |
Publication/Journal: |
Zoo Biology |
Keywords: |
abscess, dental disease, loris tardigradus, lorises |
ISBN: |
1098-2361 |
Abstract:
Necropsies were performed in 25 slender lorises (Loris tardigradus) from a colony at Bochum University. In seven adult individuals, teeth were missing, loose, or severely affected by dental calculus. In one of these cases, a severe periodontal disease was seen without abscess formation. In another four lorises purulent/gangrenous inflammation was found next to the teeth either in the maxillary or the mandibular region. Zoo Biol. 32:571–574, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals Inc.