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2. Dental plaque - Wikipedia

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   Dental plaque is extremely common in domestic animals such as dogs and cats. However, the bacteria associated with canine and feline plaque appear to be different from those in humans. [39] [40] It consists of causing periodontal inflammation and triggers the animal’s immune system. Two common distinctions that derive from periodontal are ...

3. Dental caries (non-human) - Wikipedia

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   Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, is uncommon among companion animals. [1] The bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis cause dental caries by metabolising sugars. [ 2 ] Prehistoric primates eating fruit suffered from cavities.

4. Animal Face-Off - Wikipedia

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   Animal Face-Off is an American television program that aired on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in 2004. [1] [2] Synopsis. This program, produced by NHNZ ...

5. Moulting - Wikipedia

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   A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...

6. Dental pellicle - Wikipedia

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   The dental pellicle, or acquired pellicle, is a protein film that forms on the surface enamel, dentin, artificial crowns, and bridges by selective binding of glycoproteins from saliva that prevents continuous deposition of salivary calcium phosphate.

7. Livestock dehorning - Wikipedia

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   Arguments against dehorning include the following: Dehorning (removing fully grown horns) without the use of anesthesia is extremely painful to the animal. [8] A 2011 study that surveyed 639 farmers found that 52 percent of farmers reported that disbudding caused pain lasting more than six hours, that only 10 percent of the farmers used local anesthesia before cauterization, 5 percent provided ...