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Today's VeTerinary PracTice | January/February 2016 | tvpjournal.com PracTical denTisTry Peer reviewed 86 pocket if the pockets (Figures 1 to 3): 11-14 • are between 4 and 6 mm in dogs and 1 to 3 mm in cats • do not have mobility (Table 2), stage 2 or 3 furcation exposure (Table 3), or other forms of disease (eg, tooth resorption, endodontic infection). The sustained-release perioceutic doxirobe has antibacterial, anticollagenase, and antiprostaglandin properties, and also assists in gingival reattachment. in dogs, pockets greater than 6 mm (Figure 4A) or furcation stage 2 (Figure 4B) or 3 (Figure 4C) require periodontal fap surgery to effectively clean the root surface and allow for reattachment and infection control. 10,15-20 Figure 5 (page 88) Figure 2. Subgingival scaling with a gracey curette. Figure 3. Perioceutic application. Veterinary Oral health Council The VOHC is not a regulatory agency. Submission of clinical trial results to VOHC on behalf of a product is voluntary. If the data submitted demonstrate the required dental effcacy, the VOHC awards its Seal of Acceptance to the product. Figure 1. Four-mm periodontal pocket on the right mandibular fourth premolar (408) in a dog. As long as there is no furcation exposure and the radiograph does not show signifcant bone loss, thorough subgingival scaling and perioceutic application is indicated. Table 2. periodontal disease Mobility stages staGe defined By Stage 0 (M0) Physiologic mobility up to 0.2 mm Stage 1 (M1) Mobility is increased in any direction other than axial over a distance of more than 0.2 mm and up to 0.5 mm Stage 2 (M2) Mobility is increased in any direction other than axial over a distance of more than 0.5 mm and up to 1 mm Stage 3 (M3) Mobility is increased in any direction other than axial over a distance exceeding 1 mm or any axial movement Adapted from avdc.org/nomenclature.pdf Table 3. f urcation i nvolvement s tages sta Ge e X ists When a periOdOntal pr OB e eXtends: Stage 1 (F1) Less than halfway under the crown in any direction of a multirooted tooth with attachment loss Stage 2 (F2) Greater than halfway under the crown of a multirooted tooth with attachment loss but not through and through Stage 3 (F3) Under the crown of a multirooted tooth, through and through from one side of the furcation out the other Adapted from avdc.org/nomenclature.pdf