https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/7626/tooth-root-abscess-gpig Hi has anybody removed a lower incisor from a guinea pig? I have done it in rabbits lots but never a gpig. I have one with what would appear to be an infected tooth root. The gingiva is very swollen, eryhtematous and oedematous and a purulet materialen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/33931?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:44:25 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:da5eb4b5-0396-42d2-9732-cd8cc7b3ed61Evelyn Barbour-Hill<p>I imagine you have radiographed it already, but if not then get an Xray to remind you of the size and shape. I always tell people to constantly visualise the anatomy of a tooth as they do the extraction.</p> <p>Rodents&#39; incisors do work slightly differently to those of lagomorphs, but as the tooth is obviously at present a liability rather than an asset I would not worry about how the guinea pig will manage without it! <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p> <p>Is it possible the tooth is fractured, somewhere down in the buried portion? If so, you will extract the superficial fragment and with a bit of luck the deep fragment will be OK and as it continues to grow the condition will resolve.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>