Management of Difficult Oral and Maxillofacial Cases in Dogs and Cats.

Management of difficult oral and maxillofacial cases in veterinary medicine is becoming more common and receiving wider acceptance. However, these challenging cases require special considerations, preparations as well as instrumentation and training.

Each patient has its own circumstances such as fracture configuration, congenital defects, critical size defects as well as possible concomitant medical issues.

Therefore, the aim of the present interactive session is to discuss our experience in managing a variety of difficult oral and maxillofacial disorders such as trauma, congenital disorders, TMJ ankylosis and reconstructive surgery.

We will discuss consideration in preoperative planning such as the use of computed tomography and 3D modeling. Finally, surgical techniques and recent innovations will also be discussed in an interactive fashion.