Prevalence of periodontal disease in dogs and owners' level of awareness - a prospective clinical trial

Revista Ceres

Natalia Alves Fernandes²  Andréa Pacheco Batista Borges¹  Emily Correna Carlo Reis¹  Rodrigo Viana Sepúlveda¹  Kelly Cristine De Sousa Pontes¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Viçosa Departamento de Veterinária Viçosa Minas Gerais ,Brazil

关键词: canines;    epidemiology;    periodontics;    caninos;    epidemiologia;    periodontia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-737X2012000400003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Periodontal disease (PD) is widely known among veterinarians for its high prevalence and serious consequences to the dogs. The objective of this study was to assess the occurrence of PD in dogs that live in the micro-region of Viçosa, treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Viçosa (HVT - Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Viçosa), as well as to assess how aware of this disease dog owners are. In order to do so, all dogs treated at the HVT from March 10th, 2009 to November 30th, 2009, on alternate days, had their oral cavities examined. Medical history data, such as age, type of food, main complaint and owner consent, halitosis, presence of dental calculus, inflammation and gingival recession and tooth loss, were collected. A prevalence of 88.67% was found for PD in dogs referred to the HVT, and 2.67% were referred due to this disease. Of all the owners who participated in the study, 43.83% knew about periodontal disease and of these 17.46% made use of some type of prevention or treatment. Therefore, periodontal disease is highly prevalent and the owners are not aware of the disease. Thus, a dog owner clarification program on periodontal disease is needed in the area where HVT-UFV operates.

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