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Equine Dentistry

Equine Dentistry. Topic: 3204J By: Anna Fields. Reason for Dentist care. Abnormal wear Eliminate hooks & points Create “bit seat” Pull wolf teeth Remove caps Broken tooth Abscessed tooth. http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm. Signs that Horse is in Need of Dentistry Work.

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Equine Dentistry

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  1. Equine Dentistry Topic: 3204J By: Anna Fields

  2. Reason for Dentist care • Abnormal wear • Eliminate hooks & points • Create “bit seat” • Pull wolf teeth • Remove caps • Broken tooth • Abscessed tooth http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm

  3. Signs that Horse is in Need of Dentistry Work • Drops feed out of mouth • Sensitive around mouth area • Swelling or heat around jaw • Losing weight • Resistant to the bit • Abnormal teeth wear http://www.amscheqdentistry.com/articles/

  4. Parrot Mouth OR Over-shot jaw Upper jaw over laps lower jaw Monkey Mouth OR Under-shot jaw Lower jaw over laps upper jaw http://www.perfequinedentistry.com/photo_gallery.htm Teeth Problems http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm

  5. Cribbing Wear • Horses that crib often wear their incisors abnormally Note the angled wear of this horses central incisors http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm

  6. Wave Mouth Step Mouth Abnormal Molar Wear http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm

  7. Abnormal Incisor Wear • Due to the upper incisor being damaged, the lower incisor has no grinding surface. • Result is uneven wear http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm

  8. Hooks • Hooks can occur on the upper corner incisors, 1st premolars, and 3rd molars • Created when opposing tooth does not wear down front or back edges of tooth http://www.vet.ksu.edu/media/dentstry/sld009.htm

  9. Points • Points can occur on any of the premolars or molars • Created due to the lower jaw being slightly narrower than the upper jaw • Points occur on outside edge of upper jaw and inside edge of lower jaw due to unequal grinding Points have caused sores in this horses cheek http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm

  10. Floating Teeth • Filing or Grinding of the teeth • Making grinding tables smooth • Filing off points and hooks • Making a “bit seat” http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm Both hand held & electronic floats pictured above

  11. Speculum http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm Used to hold horse’s mouth open during floating or other dentistry procedure http://www.advancedequinedentistry.com/photogallery.htm

  12. Floating Teeth • A horse’s teeth should be floated at least once a year • Horse’s teeth should be checked every 6 months by a vet or equine dentist

  13. We use the horse’s mouth as a way to communicate with them. In order to have good communication a horse’s mouth must be pain free. A happy mouth makes happy horses and happy riders!

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