Radiographic Appearance of Maxillary Sinus Feed Impaction in a Horse

A 15-year-old Belgian gelding presented in respiratory distress, with bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and right-sided epistaxis. The horse had a 5-year history of dental disease and had been recently losing weight. Radiographs indicated tooth root abscessation of the right maxillary third mo...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary dentistry 2013-09, Vol.30 (3), p.158-160
Main Authors: Montgomery, James E., Carmalt, James L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed
Animals
Case studies
Dentistry
Diseases
Epistaxis - veterinary
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - veterinary
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horses
Male
Maxillary Sinus - pathology
Molar, Third - pathology
Nasal Obstruction - veterinary
Oroantral Fistula - veterinary
Periapical Abscess - veterinary
Respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory Insufficiency - veterinary
Rhinitis - veterinary
Veterinary dentistry
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Summary:A 15-year-old Belgian gelding presented in respiratory distress, with bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and right-sided epistaxis. The horse had a 5-year history of dental disease and had been recently losing weight. Radiographs indicated tooth root abscessation of the right maxillary third molar tooth and probable maxillary sinus feed impaction. These findings were confirmed at surgery and necropsy. The stippled, granular radiographic appearance described here is highly characteristic of sinus feed impaction.
ISSN:0898-7564
2470-4083
DOI:10.1177/089875641303000304