TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical repair of tusk injury (pulpectomy) in an adult, male forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis).
AU - Bush, M.
AU - Heese, D. W.
AU - Gray, C. W.
AU - James, A. E.
PY - 1976/8
Y1 - 1976/8
N2 - A 15-year-old male forest elephant housed in a zoo sustained a fracture of the right tusk that was 10 cm inside the cheek pouch, thus exposing the tusk canal. Treatment of the cavity by packing, topical application of antibiotics, and administration of various antiseptic preparations failed; however, the tusk grew. To treat the infected, growing tusks's root canal or pulp, surgery--comparable to a pulpectomy in man--was performed with successful results.
AB - A 15-year-old male forest elephant housed in a zoo sustained a fracture of the right tusk that was 10 cm inside the cheek pouch, thus exposing the tusk canal. Treatment of the cavity by packing, topical application of antibiotics, and administration of various antiseptic preparations failed; however, the tusk grew. To treat the infected, growing tusks's root canal or pulp, surgery--comparable to a pulpectomy in man--was performed with successful results.
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.1976.0480
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.1976.0480
M3 - Article
C2 - 1065695
AN - SCOPUS:0016989453
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 93
SP - 372
EP - 375
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
IS - 2
ER -