Tooth wear and dental pathology in Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) and tucuxis (Sotalia fluviatilis)
Carolina Loch,
Miriam Marmontel
Abstract:The investigation of tooth wear and pathology in freshwater dolphins can increase our understanding of their life history, including interactions with the environment and impacts of disease and morbidity. This paper evaluated the occurrence, prevalence and discussed the putative etiology of dental wear and pathology in freshwater dolphins - tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) and the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) - from the central Amazon basin. Teeth of 29 Amazon River dolphins and 14 tucuxis were visually… Show more
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