Retrospective study of 540 cats with respiratory diseases in Japan (2003-2020).

Background: Few epidemiological studies on respiratory medicine and the relationship between clinical signs and various respiratory diseases in cats have been reported.

Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the prevalence and breed predisposition to feline respiratory diseases in Japan and determine the association between clinical signs, duration and type of respiratory diseases.

Methods: The medical records of cats with feline respiratory diseases were examined to obtain information on age, sex, breed, final diagnosis, clinical signs and duration.

Relationship between Respiratory Rate, Oxygen Saturation, and Blood Test Results in Dogs with Chronic or Acute Respiratory Disease: A Retrospective Study.

This study aimed to investigate the association of respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation (SpO), and blood findings with respiratory disease in dogs and to compare the examination findings in the chronic and acute phases. Dogs that visited a veterinary referral hospital with respiratory symptoms were classified into the chronic disease group (GC), and those that visited the emergency veterinary hospital were classified into the acute disease group (GA). In total, 704 and 682 dogs were included in GC and GA, respectively.

Construction of diagnostic prediction model for canine nasal diseases using less invasive examinations without anesthesia.

Advanced imaging techniques under general anesthesia are frequently employed to achieve a definitive diagnosis of canine nasal diseases. However, these examinations may not be performed immediately in all cases. This study aimed to construct prediction models for canine nasal diseases using less-invasive examinations such as clinical signs and radiography.

Retrospective study of 1050 dogs with respiratory symptoms in Japan (2005-2020).

Background: Few studies have investigated the incidence of respiratory diseases based on anatomical sites or the relationship between breed and these diseases.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of canine respiratory diseases among dogs in Japan, with relationship to the breed.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of dogs with respiratory symptoms and calculated the odds ratio (OR) to evaluate the relationship between breed and disease.

Use of a crown fragment to establish favorable temporary crown.

This case describes the esthetic management of a fractured tooth at first visit and its subsequent treatments to restore the esthetics and function. Patients expect adequate esthetics immediately after the first appointment. In addition, they require that esthetics is maintained throughout the definitive treatment phase as well.

Profiling of radicular cyst and odontogenic keratocyst cytokine production suggests common growth mechanisms.

The aim of this study was to compare the cytokine expression profiles of cyst fluids (CFs) and tissue culture supernatants (SUPs) from 7 radicular cysts (RCs) and 7 odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) by using Human Cytokine Antibody Array to identify the specific cytokines involved in formation and expansion of RCs and OKCs, respectively. There were significant differences in relative expression levels of IL-1 beta, MCP1, MIP1 beta, FGF-9, GDNF, HGF, IGFBP-3, Ang, IP-10, MIF, OPG, and TGF-beta2 between RC-CF and OKC-CF (P < .05).