Frequency of clinical and radiographic evidence of inflammation associated with retained tooth root fragments and the effects of tooth root fragment length and position on oral inflammation in dogs

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of clinical and radiographic evidence of inflammation (ie, evidence of inflammation) associated with retained tooth root fragments (RTRFs) in dogs and to determine whether evidence of inflammation was affected by RTRF length and position within the alveolar bone. SAMPLE 148 RTRFs in 66 dogs. PROCEDURES For each dog, demographic information was recorded, and full-mouth radiographs were obtained and reviewed for...