Discolored Tooth Necessitates Dental Check-Up for Polar Bear

Keepers at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park were worried after noting that a polar bear named Victor had a discolored tooth. A dentist was called in to check all of the bear’s teeth.

Key takeaways:

– After spotting the discolored tooth, keepers at the park recommended that a dental checkup be carried out to diagnose the problem.

– A team was constituted to have the polar bear undergo a dental checkup as well as any other necessary tests.

– The planning phases took an entire month with the culmination of the procedure being a full dental checkup of all 42 teeth and an x-ray. After all that, the dentist found no treatment was necessary.

The 18-year-old bear was lifted onto a makeshift operating table where all his 42 teeth were checked as well as an x-ray.

Read the full story here

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/moment-polar-bear-in-yorkshire-visited-dentist-for-checkup-helped-by-nurses-and-firefighters-a3448921.html

Posted by adwords on 31st January 2017, under Oral Hygiene and Prevention

Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.

In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.