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Strong growth of
veterinary dentistry
COPY LAURA SIIRA IMAGES JUHA KIENANEN
Dental care of animals is receiving increasingly
more attention around the world. However, most
pet owners still do not know that dogs need
to have their teeth brushed every day, states
veterinary dentist, Helena Kuntsi-Vaattovaara,
DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC.
Located in southern Finland, the dentistry and that is why veterinarians – suitable, for example, for orthopaedic
veterinary clinic Anident has no have an urgent need for post-graduate imaging, as well as for diagnosing skull
shortage of dental patients. They training in the field. It often happens fractures, tumours and teeth of cats, dogs
come in all shapes and sizes, as that after working some time at a clinic and other animals. “We were already
the clinic treats around 250 animals each the veterinarians notice how important involved in the product development of
month. Most of the patients are dogs proper dental care is”, Kuntsi-Vaattovaara Planmeca Verity, as we had a clear need
and one fifth of them cats. “Our patients comments. for CT technology in certain cases. We
regularly suffer from periodontitis. knew that a CBCT scan would provide
Among dogs, fractures, tumours and Kuntsi-Vaattovaara completed her more information to us than a standard
especially malocclusions are also residency in veterinary dentistry and oral X-ray image could”, Kuntsi-Vaattovaara
common, while cats often suffer from surgery at the University of California, recounts.
idiopathic dental resorption”, Kuntsi- Davis.
Vaattovaara, the founder of Anident, In addition to tumours and maxillo-
summarises. Planmeca Verity® – a CBCT solution for facial fractures, Kuntsi-Vaattovaara plans
In addition to Helena Kuntsi- veterinary clinics to utilise Planmeca Verity in endodontic
Vaattovaara, there is only one other Anident is a well-equipped veterinary and periodontal diagnosis, as research
veterinary dentist in Finland and currently clinic: it uses Planmeca Compact™ dental regarding them increases. The CBCT
only Anident offers residency (official units and Planmeca’s intraoral X-ray, as device has also proved to be particu-
speciality training) in veterinary dentistry well as a comprehensive selection of larly useful in diagnosing ear infections.
in the country. “Vet school is only able other dental devices and instruments. “Planmeca Verity offers the means to
to offer minimal teaching in veterinary Last year, Anident also acquired the see into the middle ear, for example. Ear
Planmeca Verity® CBCT extremity scanner infections are very common and can
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