Transcript Equine Teeth (Part 2)

Equine
Dentistry
Topic: 3204J
By: Anna Fields
Reason for Dentist care
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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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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/
Teeth Problems
• Parrot Mouth OR
shot jaw
Over-
– 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
http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm
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
Abnormal Molar Wear
• Wave Mouth
http://www.crossroadsequinedentistry.com/what.htm
• Step Mouth
http://www.hanne.com/teeth-photos.htm
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
Hooks
• Hooks can occur on the upper corner
incisors, 1st premolars, and 3rd molars
– Created when
opposing tooth
does not wear
down front or
edges
back
of tooth
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/media/dentstry/sld009.htm
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
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
Speculum
http://www.crossroadsequinedent
istry.com/what.htm
http://www.advancedequinede
ntistry.com/photogallery.htm
Used to hold horse’s
mouth open during
floating or other
dentistry procedure
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
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!