Daraasad dhowaan la sameeyay oo lagu baarayay daryeelka ilkaha ee noocyada eyda yaryar ayaa muujineysa muhiimada daryeelka afka ee joogtada ah ee eeyaha. Daraasadda, oo ay samaysay Xarunta Nafaqada Xayawaanka, ayaa baadhay horumarinta cudurrada ilkaha ee bararka ee Miniature Schnauzers. Waxaa la muujiyay in iyada oo aan si joogto ah, daryeel ilko oo waxtar leh, cudurrada ilkuhu si degdeg ah u horumareen oo si degdeg ah uga sii dartay da'da.
"Dhammaanteen waxaan rabnaa sida ugu wanaagsan caafimaadka xayawaankayaga, daraasaddan waxay na tustay in ay jiraan daryeelka afka ee eeyaha yar yar intii hore loo maleynayay," ayuu yiri hoggaamiyaha daraasadda Dr. Stephen Harris. Sababtoo ah meelaha bannaan ee u dhexeeya ilkuhu waa cidhiidhi, gaar ahaan eeyaha yaryar ee sanka gaaban, haraaga cuntada ayaa si fudud ugu dheggan kara. Daraasadu waxay sidoo kale muujisay muhiimada daryeelka saxda ah ee ilkaha ee eeyaha da'da weyn. Daraasadu waxay ku lug lahayd 52 Miniature Schnauzers oo da'doodu u dhaxayso hal ilaa toddoba sano kuwaas oo laga baaray caafimaadka afka in ka badan 60 toddobaad. Si loo fahmo horumarinta cudurrada ilkaha, cilmi-baarayaashu waxay beddeleen daryeelka afka ee caadiga ah iyagoo baaraya afka oo dhan. Waxay ogaadeen in la'aanteed daryeel joogto ah, calaamadaha ugu horreeya ee cudurka periodontal (bararka periodontium) ay soo baxaan lix bilood gudahood. Xataa si degdeg ah eeyaha da'doodu ka weyn tahay afar da'da. Inta uu cudurkani gaaray ayaa kala duwanaatay iyadoo ku xiran nooca iliga iyo meesha uu iligu afka kaga jiro.
Daraasadu waxay sidoo kale muujisay in cudurka periodontal uu si madaxbanaan u kobcin karo calaamadaha muuqda ee cirridka. "Milkiilayaasha eeyaha qaarkood waxay kor u qaadaan bushimaha si ay fikrad uga helaan caafimaadka afkooda iyagoo eegaya cirridkooda. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, daraasaddu waxay muujinaysaa in samaynta sidaas laga yaabo inay seegaan calaamadaha digniinta hore ee muhiimka ah ee cudurrada ilkaha," ayuu yidhi Dr. Harris.
Natiijadu waa inay dhiirigelisaa dhammaan milkiilayaasha eeyaha inay ku celceliyaan dhaqidda afka ee eydooda. Tan waxa ku jira baadhista ilkaha ee dhakhtarka xoolaha iyo sidoo kale cadayashada joogtada ah. Cuntooyinka fudud ee ilka-nadiifinta gaarka ah iyo xariijimaha calalinta ayaa sidoo kale u adeegi kara cabbir ka hortag ah cudurrada ilkaha. Tani waxay khusaysaa dhammaan eeyaha. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, milkiilayaasha eeyaha yaryar waa inay fiiro gaar ah u yeeshaan ilkahooda eygooda, maadaama ay halis weyn ugu jiraan inay ku dhacaan dhibaatooyin halis ah oo ilkaha ah.