Elephant Dentistry

Steenkamp, Gerhard

doi:10.1002/9781119545804.ch8

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“…Due to the lack of described partial pulpectomy using modern endodontic material in babirusas, the procedure drew from the modern treatment regimen of tusk fractures in elephants. 12 As the tusk continued to grow without complications, the treatment was considered successful. A deeper partial pulpectomy would have been desirable, but was not possible due to the subgingival location of the fracture and the curved shape of the tooth.…”

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“…In addition, the coronal pulp opening was closed using appropriate dental filling materials. Due to the lack of described partial pulpectomy using modern endodontic material in babirusas, the procedure drew from the modern treatment regimen of tusk fractures in elephants 12 . As the tusk continued to grow without complications, the treatment was considered successful.…”

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“…Therefore, its use in prosthetic dentistry is no longer recommended. The usage of modern endodontic material such as mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), offering superior seal and excellent biocompatibility, has not been attempted yet in this species, but MTA has been used already in other tusked mammals, including elephants, wild hogs, hippopotamus and walruses 12 …”

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Partial pulpectomy of a tusk fracture with pulp exposure in a North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Dreyer

Grund

Klein³

et al. 2023

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A 6‐year‐old, male North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) kept at a zoological institution, suffered a tusk fracture of unknown origin, associated with pulp exposure and a relapse of the fracture after 10 months. In other tusked animals, endodontic therapy has been reported to treat acute pulp exposure and to preserve the growing tusk. Therefore, a partial pulpectomy was attempted in the babirusa, combined with systemic antibiotic and anti‐inflammatory therapy. Under general anaesthesia, the partial pulpectomy was performed twice, followed by a direct pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate and closure of the coronal pulp opening using glass ionomer cement and composite. Partial pulpectomies have been performed in babirusas before, but using mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp capping is a novel treatment regimen. It was performed without complications, and the tusk continued to grow. Over a follow‐up period of 14 months, the tusk was successfully preserved in absence of any relapse or instability.

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Partial pulpectomy of a tusk fracture with pulp exposure in a North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Dreyer

Grund

Klein³

et al. 2023

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Continuing challenges of elephant captivity: the captive environment, health issues, and welfare implications

Doyle,

Rally,

O’Brien

et al. 2024

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Although the well-being of elephants in captivity is of paramount importance, the confinement of these long-lived, highly intelligent, and socially complex animals continues to present significant challenges. Here, we provide an overview of the current state of elephant confinement (primarily in the West) by examining captive facilities, improvements, and continuing problems, and the clinical/behavioral/neural issues that remain. Specifically, we examine quantitative and qualitative aspects of the enclosed space, sociocognitive factors, dietary differences, and health/welfare concerns (e.g., stereotypies, physical health, nutrition, reproduction, life expectancy). The challenges of the captive environment become especially salient when juxtaposed next to the complex, multifaceted characteristics of the elephant’s natural environment. Despite the best efforts of some facilities to improve the captive environment, serious welfare challenges remain. Such confinement issues thus raise important welfare and ethical concerns with regards to captive elephant well-being.

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Elephant Dentistry

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Partial pulpectomy of a tusk fracture with pulp exposure in a North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Partial pulpectomy of a tusk fracture with pulp exposure in a North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Continuing challenges of elephant captivity: the captive environment, health issues, and welfare implications

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