Extraction of Nonvital Tusks in a Standing Sedated Bornean Elephant Using a Simple Noncollapsing Rotational Extraction Technique: A Case Report
This case report presents the successful extraction of infected tusks in an 8-year-old male Bornean elephant using standing sedation and simple extraction. The elephant had suffered from bilateral transverse fracture of the tusks due to repetitive trauma with steel enclosure bars, resulting in septic pulpitis. Following unsuccessful attempts of daily flushing and systemic antibiotics, tusk…
