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Rabbit dental disease — continuously growing (elodont) teeth predispose to malocclusion and abscesses

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Rabbit dental disease

Source: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted professional veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.

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*[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Dental disease in rabbits may appear as drooling (slobbers), teeth grinding, or loss of appetite (anorexia). *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Sometimes the cheek teeth overgrow and cause serious tongue or cheek (buccal) sores. *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Dental abscesses can form as a result of foreign material lodged in the mouth.

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Rabbit dental disease — continuously growing (elodont) teeth predispose to malocclusion and abscesses
Source document: Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)
Merck Veterinary Manualretrieved 2026-07-28

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