Pathologies of the oral cavity
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Soft tissue lesions
Burns from electric wiring
Burns from electric wiring causing lesions to soft tissues and focal osteomyelitis in a puppy (confirmed through histopathology). A Lesion on right side of upper lip with loss of soft tissue due to a burn from
biting an electric wiring. B Severe right lateral deviation of the tongue due to loss of tissue on its right
lateral region. C Image of the signs of the burn on deciduous RmaxP3 (507) and deciduous
RmandP4 (808). D Absence of tissue on the right lateral region of the tongue. E Osteomyelitis in the rostral region of deciduous RmandP4 (808).
G Image of the severe tissue defect on the right portion of the upper lip. H Image of the focal osteomyelitis in the radicular region of deciduous
RmaxP3 (507). I Image of the severe tissue defect on the right lateral region of the tongue. J From right to left: RmandI1 (401), RmandI2 (402), RmandI3 (403)
and RmandC (404). K From right to left: (all deciduous) RmandI1 (801), RmandI2 (802), RmandI3
(803) and RmandC (804).
F Moderate tissue defect on the right portion of the lower lip.
Key diagnostic/treatment points Lesions in hard tissues, and especially in soft tissues, are frequent in young animals after biting electric wiring and receiving an electric shock. This shock causes severe lesions in the soft tissues, with destruction and necrosis, as well as subsequent necrosis and osteomyelitis of the bone tissue. If these lesions are severe, they can cause irreversible lesions with mild to severe alteration of the oral cavity’s functioning. 123