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Dental and oral disease is among the most common problems seen in dogs and cats, and among the most undertreated. Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Diseases of the Dog and Cat: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention is a systematic clinical reference for students, practitioners, veterinary nurses and technicians, and residents. The book follows the clinical course from the oral examination to diagnosis and prevention. It covers: the principles of the dental examination, charting, modified Triadan nomenclature, periodontal staging and dental radiography; dental and oral anatomy; developmental and eruption disorders; periodontal disease; dental trauma, endodontic disease and tooth resorption; inflammatory, immune-mediated and infectious oral disease, including feline stomatitis; oral masses and neoplasia; maxillofacial trauma and surgical conditions; anaesthesia, analgesia, extraction and dental procedures at the level of principle; prevention, special patient groups and practice integration. Each condition is presented in a consistent format: an at-a-glance summary, clinical and imaging findings, differential diagnoses, diagnostic reasoning, further investigation, clinical significance, pitfalls and key points. All factual statements are numbered citations to verified, mostly recent literature and consensus guidance (AVDC, WSAVA, AAHA). Where evidence is limited or conflicting, the text says so. Data charts are built only from figures reported in the cited studies, and original schematics support the principles chapter. The book contains no drug doses or exposure values.