Chinchilla dental disease — malocclusion and molar overgrowth
Verbatim first-hand facts from Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.
Dental disease
- Dental Disease of Chinchillas Crown and root abnormalities of the cheek teeth are common in chinchillas.
- Abnormalities related to subclinical dental disease have been reported in one-third of apparently healthy chinchillas presented for routine physical examination ( 35 ).
- Nutritional causes (eg, less abrasive diet in captivity) and genetic causes have been proposed as predisposing factors for the development of dental disease.