CLINICAL \ kli-ni-kal \ adj
1. of, relating to, or typical of a clinic, esp: involving direct observation of the patient,
2. scientifically dispassionateCARE \‘ker \ n
3. a disquieted state of uncertainty and responsibility; ANXIETY,
4. watchful attention or concern for (-what happens) : HEED,
5. CHARGE, SUPERVISION,
6. a person or thing that is an object of anxiety or solicitude
The Colyer Institute documents and records an ongoing , active clinical schedule of case work involving an extremely broad range of exotic animals – ranging alphabetically from Aardvark to Zebra, and in size from the tiny Cotton Topped Marmoset to the very large Elephant. A small representative sample is referenced here.
- Salivary Duct Obstruction in a Bonobo
- Root Caries Periapical Abscess in a Cape Hunting Dog
- Apical Abscess and Malpositioned Pre Molar in a Chinese Dhole Dog
- Oral Digital Radiology in an Indian Rhino
- Inconvenient Mastigatory Dysfunction in an Arabian Oryx
- T.M.J. Dislocation in a Pygmy Marmoset
- The Mastigatory Apparatus of a Tasmanian Devil
- Scope and Range of Mammalian Dentition
- “Dental” Disease in Avian Species
- Preventative Restoration of a Cracked Tusk With the Help of a Compatible Braided Reinforcement Ribbon
- Restoration of a Sub-Gingival Tusk Fracture on a Male Babirusa
- Root Canal Therapy & Oral Surgery on a male Polar Bear
- Oral Surgery for Facial Trauma on a Bongo
- Cheetah in the Hands of a Care Giver
- Molar Root Canal Procedure on a South African Cheetah
- Extraction of Impacted Molar on a female Asian Elephant
- Oral Exams & Endodontic Treatment of 2 Black Footed Ferrets
- Oral Surgery with Bone Graft on a Bat Eared Fox
- Oral Surgery / Apicoectomy / Bone Graft on Thomson’s Gazella
- Oral Exam on a Baby Gorilla
- Oral Surgery for Treatment of a Fistulated Dental Abscess on a Lowland Gorilla
- X-rays of the mandible of a Black Faced Impala
- Broken Beak Repair in a Kingfisher
- Molar Extraction & Repair of Oral Nasal Fistula on a female Koala
- Post Operative Oral Examination of a North Chinese Mountain Leopard
- Partial Pulpotomy on a Molar tooth in an African Lion
- Multiple Endodontic-Restorations on an older African Lion
- A Periodontal Examination of an adult, male, Sumatran Orang
- Oral Exam and Intra-Oral Radiographs on a Giant Panda
- Removal of Defective Tooth on a Female Big Horn Sheep
- Root Canal Therapy and Apicoectomy on a female Himalayan Tahr
- Root Canal Therapy for a South America Tapir
- Privately Owned Bengal Tiger with Severe Mandibular Canine Abscess