Oral myiasis in a captive hippopotamus.

J Vet Dent

Department of Surgery, Comparative Dental Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: March 2010

Causes of dental infections can be related to failed dental eruption, malocclusion, abrasion, fractures with or without exposure of the dental pulp, and periodontal disease. Reports of oral myiasis in megavertebrates in captivity are infrequent, perhaps due to the difficulty in observing the oral cavity in such species. This report describes a case of oral myiasis in an adult male hippopotamus in the gingival area and alveolar mucosa of the left mandibular canine tooth.

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