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Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is a small ruminant species from the family of Cervidae. Roe deer possesses heterodont, dyphiodont, semi-hypsodont and selenodont dentition with the following permanent dental formula: I 0/3, C 0/(1), P 3/3, M 3/3. The purpose of this study was to determine presence, prevalence, distribution and nature of roe deer cheek teeth pathology from central part of Slovenia. For that, during 2007 all dead animals were collected and their teeth examined. This included hunting districts of Kamniško (1977 collected animals), Kočevsko (2647), Kozjansko (4245), Novomeško (2012), Pohorsko (3538), Pomursko (3282) and Zasavje (2210). Of them, dental pathologies were observed in 113 (Kamniško; 5.71%), 181 (Kočevsko; 6.83%), 152 (Kozjansko; 3.58%), 87 (Novomeško; 4.32%), 151 (Pohorsko; 4.26%), 152 (Pomursko; 4.63%) and 80 (Zasavje; 3.61%) individuals respectively. When compared on total level significant differences were observed between Kamniško - (- Kozjansko χ2=15.07, - Novomeško χ2=4.05, - Pohorsko χ2=5.83, Zasavje χ2=10.42), Kočevsko - (- Kozjansko χ2=37.61, - Novomeško χ2=13.32, - Pohorsko χ2=19.68, - Pomursko χ2=13.45,- Zasavje χ2=24.52). Observed dental pathologies included chronic periodontitis, missing tooth, supernumerary teeth, fractures, tooth rotation, irregular dental line, dento-alveolar abscess, irregular attrition and tooth discoloration. Most observed alteration was horizontal bone loss (214 cases), followed with missing tooth (92), irregular dental line (90), irregular attrition (55) and vertical bone loss (40). Pathologies were most frequently found on P3 (361) and M3 (344), followed by M2 (263), P2 (211) and P1 (201). M1 was not taken into consideration due to high occurrence of excessive wear as a result of eruption time and position in the jaw, rather than some kind of pathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]