{"id":4522,"date":"2015-09-01T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/hixson-lied-small-animal-hospital\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:04:20","slug":"dentistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats over the age of 3 years have suffered some sort of dental or gum disease. Whether your dog or cat is in need of routine preventative dental care including a thorough oral examination, dental cleaning and polishing or has significant oral disease and is in need of major oral surgery, the Dentistry Service at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine can provide your pet with exceptional oral care.<\/p>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center have access to one of the very few board certified veterinary dental specialists in the state of Iowa.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our state-of-the-art dentistry and oral surgery operatory can provide treatment for canine and feline patients. Treatment for periodontal disease, root canal therapy for broken, fractured or non-vital teeth, restorative procedures including treatment of caries (cavities), uncomplicated oronasal fistula repair (communication of the oral cavity and nasal cavity), prosthodontic therapies (crown preparation and cementation), and orthodontic therapies. Not only will your pet be evaluated and treated by a board certified veterinary dental specialist, but it will also be under the care of a highly trained team of anesthesia staff.<\/div>\n<p>Patients can be referred from the primary care veterinarian.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--multicolumn-content\">\n\t<div class=\"multi-column-content multi-column-content-two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h2>Procedures<\/h2>\n<p><em>Examples of procedures that can be performed on cats and dogs.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Periodontics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thorough dental cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Open debridement of periodontally compromised teeth<\/li>\n<li>Guided tissue regeneration to encourage bone growth in periodontally compromised teeth<\/li>\n<li>Crown lengthening procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Endodontics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard root canal therapy<\/li>\n<li>Vital pulp therapy<\/li>\n<li>Surgical root canal therapy<\/li>\n<li>Treatment of endodontic complications<\/li>\n<li>Apexification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Restorative<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Crown therapy (prosthodontic crowns)<\/li>\n<li>Restoration of caries (cavities)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Oral Surgery<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Closed or open surgical extractions<\/li>\n<li>Oronasal fistula repair<\/li>\n<li>Interdental, intra-osseous wiring with or without intraoral splint<\/li>\n<li>Biopsy incisional or excisional for tumor diagnosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Orthodontics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dental impressions and bite registration<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosis of malocclusion<\/li>\n<li>Application of orthodontic appliances for movement of abnormally positioned teeth<\/li>\n<li>Interceptive orthodontics and deciduous tooth extractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-align-left\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dentistry-crown-fracture_300.jpg \" alt=\"Complicated crown fracture\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Complicated crown fracture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dentistry-deciduous-canine-tooth_300.jpg \" alt=\"Persistent deciduous canine tooth\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Persistent deciduous canine tooth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dentistry-root-canal_300.jpg \" alt=\"Standard root canal therapy\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standard root canal therapy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone text-align-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dentistry-severe-periodontal-disease_300.jpg \" alt=\"severe periodontal disease\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Severe periodontal disease<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dentistry Service Details<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--card-set\">\n\t<div class=\"card-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dental-suites-Mulherin-card-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dr. Brenda Mulherin performing dental surgery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dental-suites-Mulherin-card-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dental-suites-Mulherin-card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dental-suites-Mulherin-card.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/who-we-are\/\"class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">\n\t\tWho We Are<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-surgery11-Mulherin-card-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dr. Mulherin cleaning canine teeth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-surgery11-Mulherin-card-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-surgery11-Mulherin-card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-surgery11-Mulherin-card.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/appointments\/\"class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">\n\t\tAppointments<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-wetlab6a-student-cleaning-canine-teeth-card-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Student performing dental cleaning in dental wet lab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-wetlab6a-student-cleaning-canine-teeth-card-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-wetlab6a-student-cleaning-canine-teeth-card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/dental-wetlab6a-student-cleaning-canine-teeth-card.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/student-role\/\"class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">\n\t\tStudent Role<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dentistry Team<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-1.11.3.min.js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/directory\/pub\/js\/theme.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/directory\/pub\/css\/person.css\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"faculty-staff-card-set\">\n      <div>\n\n<div class=\"faculty-staff-card\">\n    <div class=\"faculty-staff-card__media\">\n    <div class=\"faculty-staff-card__media-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/directory\/pub\/images\/Mulherin_Brenda_L_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"object-position: top;\">\n\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"faculty-staff-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"faculty-staff-card__content-title\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/directory\/pub\/info\/bmulher\" class=\"iastate22-link-secondary\">Brenda L Mulherin, DVM, Diplomate 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