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This study aims to evaluate and compare the clinical outcome after dental extractions
of cats with FCGS infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus
(FeLV). A retrospective case series included cats with diagnosis of FCGS, availability of detailed
clinical records, full-mouth dental radiographs, and retroviral disease test results. Effectiveness
of surgical treatment (EOT) was registered. Three groups were defined: control, FIV and FeLV. In
this study, 111 cats were included: 60 controls, 29 FIV- and 22 FeLV-positive cats. When compared
with control cases, FeLV-positive cats had significantly less proliferative stomatitis lesions, and they
tended to have more lingual ulcers. Concurrently, FeLV-positive cats had significantly less tooth
resorptive lesions. No other significant differences in FCGS clinical signs were found between groups.
FeLV-positive cats had a significantly worse outcome after dental extractions compared to the other
groups. In fact, FeLV-positive cats had 7.5 times more chances of having no improvement after dental
extractions. This study concludes that the response to dental extractions in FeLV-positive cats is
significantly worse, when comparing to cats that do not carry retroviral disease. Therefore, it is
important to acknowledge the effect of FeLV status on the prognosis of these cats.
Description
Research Areas: Agriculture ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
Keywords
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis Feline immunodeficiency virus Feline leukaemia virus Dental extractions Postsurgical outcome
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Silva M, Fernandes M, Fialho M, Mestrinho L. 2021. A case series analysis of dental extractions’ outcome in cats with chronic gingivostomatitis carrying retroviral disease. Animals, 11(11):3306. Doi: 10.3390/ani11113306
Publisher
MDPI