Publications by authors named "Jose Guerrero Cota"
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- The study analyzed 94 immature dogs (under 1 year) that suffered craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma, identifying common fracture locations and treatment outcomes through CT imaging and medical records over 13 years.
- Most trauma was caused by animal bites (71%), with maxillary bones and mandible molars being the most commonly fractured; dogs averaged about 8.8 fractured bones each, with many experiencing complications.
- Muzzle therapy was the main treatment, but 71.6% of dogs faced healing complications, particularly malocclusion, and further treatment was needed for over half of the cases, indicating a significant link between fracture severity and negative healing outcomes.
Equine temporomandibular joint (TMJ) diseases are increasingly recognized as a problem for the well-being and performance of horses. Diagnosis is confounded by overlap of clinical signs associated with pathology of the oral cavity, poll, and cervical vertebrae. Arthrocentesis for intra-articular analgesia, sampling of synovial fluid, and medication is needed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTemporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders affect up to 12% of the human population, and naturally occurring TMJ diseases are increasingly recognized in animals. The TMJ disc plays a major role in TMJ disorders in people, but little is known about its role in TMJ pathology in animals. This study characterizes differences in properties of equine TMJ discs associated with age, disc region, and presence of TMJ osteoarthritis (OA).
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