Facial trauma in a dog: advantages of the use of computed tomography on diagnostic of caudal fractures of mandible

A multiple mandible fracture was diagnosed in a mixed breed dog. After clinical examination, extra-oral radiographs were used to evaluate the trauma but, a complete visualization of the fractures extension was difficult due to the great of structures of cranium. Then, the computed tomography was accomplished to help and to find all osseous tissues fractured, their exact location, existent fragments and their positions; being superior to the radiograph exam in the accurate diagnosis realized.

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Main Authors: Carvalho,Vanessa Graciela Gomes, Pinto,Ana Carolina Fonseca, Gioso,Marco Antônio, Correa,Herbert Lima, Cavalcanti,Marcelo Gusmão Paraíso
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2006
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782006000600046
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