Partial eruption of teeth in the red fox Vulpes vulpes

Abstract

Six cases of partial eruption, including C1 (n = 4), P3 (n = 1) and M1 (n = 1), were recorded among 855 skulls of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) from Poland. The reason for these hinderings of dental eruption was probably canine distemper infection suffered during infancy or the influence of some local factors, eg formation of a dentigerous cyst.