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BACKGROUND: Shih-Tzu dogs are frequently affected by ocular surface disorders such as corneal ulceration and dry eye disease (DED). The aim of this study was to evaluate ocular surface homeostasis in Shih-Tzu dogs that have adequate aqueous production. Twenty-eight dogs were subjected to eyelid blink counting, Schirmer tear test (STT-1), ophthalmic evaluation, tear film break-up time (TBUT), fluorescein test and Masmali tear ferning (TF) grading scale. RESULTS: Of the 28 animals evaluated, the median value of incomplete eyelid blinks/min (median = 15.0 blinks/min; Interquartil interval - IQR = 8.7 blinks/min - 19.5 blinks/min) was higher than the complete blinks/min (median = 2.5 blinks/min; IQR = 1.6 blinks/min - 4.3 blinks/min), with statistically significant difference. The Schirmer tear test had a median value of 25.0 mm/min (IQR = 22.7 mm/min - 27.5 mm/min), considered within the normal range for the species. On ophthalmic examination, all dogs had trichiasis of the caruncle and medial lower eyelid entropion. Lagophthalmos was the third most common alteration observed (71.4%; 20/28). The median of TBUT was 4.0 s; (IQR = 3.0 - 6.0 s). All the animals were negative to the fluorescein test and the TFT indicated that the majority of the eyes (51.8%; 29/56) were classified in abnormal grades 3 and 4 according to the Masmali tear ferning (TF) grading scale. CONCLUSIONS: Although the Shith-Tzu dogs had STT-1 values within the normal range for the species there was high prevalence of abnormal TFT grades and low TBUT in all dogs, showing that despite adequate aqueous production, these dogs have poor precorneal tear film quality. In addition, the dogs showed few complete eyelid blinks and ophthalmic alterations, promoting poor tear film diffusion. All these findings, isolated or together, can result in DED.

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Benefits to microbial fermentation in the colon and as a consequence less flatulence can be promoted for the health of adult dogs according to the amount and protein source. The present study evaluated different protein sources in dry food for brachycephalic dogs regarding microbial fermentation and nutrient digestibility. Four dry dog foods with similar protein content were formulated for adult maintenance: poultry meal (PM) diet; wheat gluten (WG) diet; PM + WG diet; and PM + WG + hydrolysed protein (HP) diet. Eight French bulldog adult dogs were arranged in a 4 × 4 Latin square design during the 28 d trial. Fresh faeces were collected for assessment of nutrient digestibility and analyses of faecal pH, SCFA, biogenic amines, ammonia and lactate. Means were compared by the PROC MIXED procedure of SAS and by Tukey's test, considering P ≤ 0·05. The animals fed the WG and PM + WG diets showed higher digestibility for DM (P < 0·05), organic matter (P < 0·05), crude protein (P < 0·001) and lower faeces production (P < 0·02) than the PM and PM + WG + HP diets. Feeding diet PM + WG + HP resulted in lower faecal score and pH (P < 0·05) compared with other diets. Concentrations of fermentation metabolites were not statistically significantly different among diets. In conclusion, WG alone or in combination with PM improved protein and DM digestibility. Fermentation products were not affected by protein source.

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Sabe-se que durante qualquer procedimento cirúrgico na região da mandíbula no homem, um dano iatrogênico ao feixe vasculonervoso que percorre o canal mandibular (CM) poderia causar desde parestesia até dor constante. Na odontologia veterinária, diferentes procedimentos cirúrgicos são realizados no tecido ósseo adjacente ao CM, o que implica no conhecimento acurado da localização do mesmo. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi determinar por meio da Tomografia Computadorizada (TC) o trajeto do CM em relação às faces da mandíbula: lingual, vestibular, ventral e crista alveolar em dez mandíbulas de cadáveres de cães mesaticefálicos. Os tomogramas foram realizados no plano transversal, tomando como referência para cada corte o forame mandibular, as raízes dentárias dos dentes molares, pré-molares e forame mentoniano médio. No tomógrafo foram realizadas medidas desde o CM até as diferentes faces. Conclui-se que a partir do dente 3º molar, no sentido rostral, o CM aumenta gradualmente a distância em relação à crista alveolar, alcançando a sua máxima profundidade na região dente 1º molar. Em relação às faces vestibular e lingual, o CM apresentou-se lingualizado na região dos dentes molares. O CM continua rostralmente ocupando a região ventral do corpo da mandíbula, mantendo uma distância similar entre a superfície vestibular e lingual. Já na região do dente 3º pré-molar o canal mandibular aumenta ligeiramente a sua distância com relação à face ventral e lingual da mandíbula, antes do seu fim no forame mentoniano medial na face vestibular da mandíbula.

As it is known, during any surgical procedure in the human mandible, an iatrogenic damage to the neurovascular bundle that runs along the mandibular canal (MC) could cause from paresthesia to constant pain. In veterinary dentistry, different surgical procedures are performed on the bone tissue adjacent to the MC, which implies accurate knowledge of its localization. The purpose of this study was to determine by means of computerized tomography (CT) the path of the MC in relation with: lingual surface, vestibular surface, alveolar crest, and ventral mandible surface in ten mesaticephalic dogs. The slices were performed in transverse plane using as reference the mandibular foramen, the medial mental foramen and the tooth roots of molars and premolars; several measures among the MC and the mandibular faces were performed. The conclusion of this study was that from the 3rd molar tooth (following in rostral direction), the MC gradually increases its distance from the alveolar crest, reaching its maximum depth in the 1st molar tooth area. In the molar area, the MC was located nearly of the mandibular lingual surface. The CM continues rostrally occupying the ventral region of the mandible body keeping a similar distance between the buccal and lingual surface. Then in the 3rd premolar area the MC increases slightly its distance from the ventral aspect of the mandible, before its end in the medial mental foramen on the face of the mandible.

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Sabe-se que durante qualquer procedimento cirúrgico na região da mandíbula no homem, um dano iatrogênico ao feixe vasculonervoso que percorre o canal mandibular (CM) poderia causar desde parestesia até dor constante. Na odontologia veterinária, diferentes procedimentos cirúrgicos são realizados no tecido ósseo adjacente ao CM, o que implica no conhecimento acurado da localização do mesmo. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi determinar por meio da Tomografia Computadorizada (TC) o trajeto do CM em relação às faces da mandíbula: lingual, vestibular, ventral e crista alveolar em dez mandíbulas de cadáveres de cães mesaticefálicos. Os tomogramas foram realizados no plano transversal, tomando como referência para cada corte o forame mandibular, as raízes dentárias dos dentes molares, pré-molares e forame mentoniano médio. No tomógrafo foram realizadas medidas desde o CM até as diferentes faces. Conclui-se que a partir do dente 3º molar, no sentido rostral, o CM aumenta gradualmente a distância em relação à crista alveolar, alcançando a sua máxima profundidade na região dente 1º molar. Em relação às faces vestibular e lingual, o CM apresentou-se lingualizado na região dos dentes molares. O CM continua rostralmente ocupando a região ventral do corpo da mandíbula, mantendo uma distância similar entre a superfície vestibular e lingual. Já na região do dente 3º pré-molar o canal mandibular aumenta ligeiramente a sua distância com relação à face ventral e lingual da mandíbula, antes do seu fim no forame mentoniano medial na face vestibular da mandíbula.(AU)

As it is known, during any surgical procedure in the human mandible, an iatrogenic damage to the neurovascular bundle that runs along the mandibular canal (MC) could cause from paresthesia to constant pain. In veterinary dentistry, different surgical procedures are performed on the bone tissue adjacent to the MC, which implies accurate knowledge of its localization. The purpose of this study was to determine by means of computerized tomography (CT) the path of the MC in relation with: lingual surface, vestibular surface, alveolar crest, and ventral mandible surface in ten mesaticephalic dogs. The slices were performed in transverse plane using as reference the mandibular foramen, the medial mental foramen and the tooth roots of molars and premolars; several measures among the MC and the mandibular faces were performed. The conclusion of this study was that from the 3rd molar tooth (following in rostral direction), the MC gradually increases its distance from the alveolar crest, reaching its maximum depth in the 1st molar tooth area. In the molar area, the MC was located nearly of the mandibular lingual surface. The CM continues rostrally occupying the ventral region of the mandible body keeping a similar distance between the buccal and lingual surface. Then in the 3rd premolar area the MC increases slightly its distance from the ventral aspect of the mandible, before its end in the medial mental foramen on the face of the mandible.(AU)

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