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

Rabbit dental disease

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).

> Dental disease may present as excess salivation (slobbers), teeth grinding, or anorexia. > Occasionally, the cheek teeth overgrow and cause severe tongue or buccal lesions > Dental abscesses may develop as a consequence of foreign bodies

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• Dental disease may present as excess salivation (slobbers), teeth grinding, or anorexia.
• Occasionally, the cheek teeth overgrow and cause severe tongue or buccal lesions
• Dental abscesses may develop as a consequence of foreign bodies