台灣地區飼犬口腔健康狀況之調查

Abstract

本研究之目的在於調查台灣地區飼犬口腔健康狀況，提供飼主及臨床獸醫師對於維護犬隻口腔健康之參考資訊。研究設計方法隨機選取120隻麻醉犬隻，記錄病畜全口齒列之牙結石、牙齦炎程度和相關基本資料如年齡、性別、體重、是否絕育等。另外對飼主則以問卷調查方式記錄食物樣式、飲食習慣、居家口腔保健方式及牙周治療情況等，以統計方式分析其相關性。研究結果顯示，當牙結石越嚴重時牙齦炎程度越嚴重，缺齒數也越多。公犬、年齡大、體重輕、無潔牙食品或玩具、及下顎淋巴結腫大之犬隻有較嚴重程度的牙結石與牙齦炎。吃飼主自行烹煮食物或人吃的食物者有較嚴重之牙齦炎。至於絕育與否、體態、飲食習慣、有無例行口腔保健與家中有無飼養其他動物則無顯著差異。

The objective in this survey was to investigate the factors related to canine oral health condition by using dental charts and questionnaires. One hundred and twenty anesthetized dogs during surgical operation in the Nation Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital were included in this study. The collected data was statistically analyzed with the degree and classifications of dental calculi and gingivitis. Gingivitis scores elevated with the calculi score and the number of teeth missing. Dental calculi and gingivitis are more severe in male, small, old, without dental chewing materials or the submandibular lymph nodes enlarged dogs. And gingivitis scores are more elevated in the dogs had eaten home cooked food or table food. Gender neutralization, body condition, dietary habit, oral hygiene care and more than one dog family were not statistically significant associated with dental calculi and gingivitis.