Category: Dentistry

Should Non-veterinarians Be Allowed To Float Horse Teeth? – Podcast #126 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Vet vs Non-Vet" - There is a turf war between veterinarians and non-veterinarians, both wanting to provide horses with preventive dental care. It sta…

Doc-t May 15, 2024

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A Deep Look At EOTRH of Horse Teeth – Podcast #123 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Why Pull The Teeth Of Horses?" - This podcast provides an alternative perspective to an interview published in an equine veterinary magazine with a b…

Doc-t May 1, 2024

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80,000 Horses Floated – Podcast #115 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"80,000 Horses Floated" - I floated my 80,000th horse this week since my first one in May 1983. I include horses I helped in training others and a low…

Doc-t February 21, 2024

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Dentistry Effects On Nutrition And A Thanksgiving Message – Podcast #105 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Dentistry Effects On Equine Nutrition" - I ran across a brief article filled with so much misinformation about dentistry in horses and its relationsh…

Doc-t November 22, 2023

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EOTRH, Donkey Dentistry, and Cheek Tooth Extractions – Podcast #092 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"EOTRH - Equine Odontoplastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis" - This podcast covers three topics within the interest of dentistry in horses. EOT…

Doc-t August 23, 2023

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Equine Dentistry For 40 Years – Podcast #079 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"40 Years Of Horse Dentistry" - Four decades of floating horses have filled me with experiences hard to gain from a textbook. In fact, in 1983, there …

Doc-t May 24, 2023

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Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) March 2, 2023 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

1) Pin Firing. 2) Fever of unknown origin. 3) Dental pain. 4) Veterinary versus lay dentists. 5) Medications in equine dentistry. 6) Hock surgery.

Doc-t March 2, 2023

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Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) February 1, 2023 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

1)Threshold of pain. 2) Medication v sedation. 3) Cheek tooth fractures. 4) Tooth abscess. 5) Misoprostol & gut ulcers. 7) Laminitis in a donkey.

Doc-t February 1, 2023

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Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) October 10, 2022 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Questions asked include the following: swollen head, dentistry, soybean meal, dysbiosis, feeding oil and fat, and sugar in the pasture.

Doc-t October 10, 2022

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Aging The Horse By The Teeth – Podcast #070 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Can Teeth Tell A Horse's Age?" - Several years ago, I asked owners with horses of verified age (papers or lip tattoos) to allow me to photograph the …

Doc-t September 21, 2022

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Horse Microbiome, Dentistry, And More – Podcast #063 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"What Is In Your Horse's Gut?" - In this podcast, I talk about a variety of subjects. Some I have discussed in detail elsewhere, and some are new. The…

Doc-t July 20, 2022

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Weight Loss In Horses – Dental Or Not? – Podcast #061 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Quidding And Weight Loss In Horses" - Many horse owners associate weight loss in horses with dental issues. The most common sign of a dental problem …

Doc-t July 6, 2022

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Horse Dentistry Questions – Podcast #056 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"So Many Horse Dentistry Questions!" - This episode goes over some frequently asked questions I often get asked as I meet horse owners. My answers are…

Doc-t May 25, 2022

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Cavities In Horse Teeth And More – Podcast #047 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Do Horses Get Cavities?" - I go over some of the recent articles showing up in the magazines and news feeds for horse owners discussing 1) cavities i…

Doc-t March 9, 2022

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Dentistry Lectures At The 2021 AAEP Meeting – Podcast #041 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Advanced Equine Dentistry - You Be The Judge" - The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held their annual meeting last month and offe…

Doc-t January 22, 2022

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Equine Dentistry Seen Through 75,000 Floats – Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

I have floated the teeth of horses since 1983, worked on over 75,000 horse mouths and still am floating teeth every day. I have some thoughts, and man…

Doc-t November 29, 2021

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75,000 Horses Floated By Hand – Podcast #029 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Common Questions In Equine Dentistry" - Dr. Tucker discusses a variety of issues commonly asked by horse owners and veterinarians. Specifically, myth…

Doc-t September 29, 2021

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The Threshold Of Pain In Horses – Podcast #015 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"The Threshold Of Pain In Horses" - There is a point where the pain we are experiencing is beyond our ability to control our reaction to it. This poin…

Doc-t June 23, 2021

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EOTRH – The Disease Affecting The Incisor Teeth Of Horses – Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH) is a new disease of horses affecting the health of all horses’ incisors and canine…

Doc-t March 28, 2021

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Frequency Of Floating Horse Teeth – Podcast #004 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"When Should Horse Teeth Be Floated?" - The frequency of floating a horse is variable and is related to the individual horse. Often, we think of preve…

Doc-t March 23, 2021

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*3 – Horse Dentistry – Videos Of Floating Horses Using Horsemanship ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

My "Seeing Is Believing Tour" playlist on YouTube. Videos of floating that represent the actions and reactions during and after the approach of Horsem…

Doc-t November 15, 2020

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*1 – Horse Dentistry – Frequently Asked Questions ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Frequently asked questions about dentistry in horses. General questions about dentistry and questions about dental issues in horses. Made in 2007, not…

Doc-t October 2, 2020

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*2 – Horse Dentistry – Basic Horse Dentistry Related Videos ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

8 videos that take apart the key concepts of Horsemanship Dentistry. I made these videos in 2007 but the concepts have not changed and represent the c…

Doc-t October 2, 2020

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Dental Care ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Horse's teeth erupt throughout their lives with constant wear occurring from teeth grinding against opposing teeth and continual stropping by the tong…

Doc-t May 30, 2020

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General Dentistry – Signs Of Sharp Dental Points ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Signs Of Sharp Dental Points In Horses

Doc-t April 26, 2020

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General Dentistry – Quidding ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Quidding In Horses

Doc-t April 26, 2020

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Speechless In A Case Of EOTRH In A Horse ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a story of a horse owner who I never met but called to ask if extracting all of the lower nipper teeth was a normal thing to do in a horse wit…

Doc-t April 18, 2020

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Medications in Equine Dentistry – Podcast #001 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Medications in Equine Dentistry" - are essential to understand as to why they are used and more importantly, why they are often not used properly. O…

Doc-t February 13, 2020

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The Trouble With Dentistry As Seen By A Human Doctor ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

A popular medical doctor wrote an article "The Trouble With Dentistry." I apply his thoughts to equine dentistry, diet, cheek tooth fractures, lectins…

Doc-t June 18, 2019

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How We Perform Equine Dentistry Matters ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Discovering the various ways equine dentistry is performed and the divide between what is good for the horse and what is good for the practitioner. Di…

Doc-t December 16, 2018

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What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The cause of EOTRH in horses is based on the current thought that it is an autoimmune disease. Lectins without mucous leads to leaky gut at the gums.

Doc-t December 6, 2017

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Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…

Doc-t November 20, 2017

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The Best Interest Of The Horse ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…

Doc-t July 28, 2017

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This Client Just Says “Easy” to Equine Dentistry Without Drama™ ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The "modern" way of horse dentistry is jacking the mouth open and automatically sedating the horses. The traditional way is more difficult using horse…

Doc-t July 23, 2017

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Top 10 Things To Know Inside Your Horse’s Mouth – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The top ten things about what is inside the horses' mouth and why I think we all need to clearly understand them as horse owners and trainers.

Doc-t June 5, 2016

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Oral Cavity – Flabby Cheeks ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Flabby Cheeks is the description of excessive tissue that lays in front of the first lower cheek teeth of horses. It is one of the three major reason…

Doc-t February 9, 2015

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Incisors – A Question From An Owner ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

A YouTube visitor asks me several questions about incisors and theories of equine dentistry.

Doc-t January 21, 2015

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General Dentistry – Overbite ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Overbite In Horses

Doc-t January 19, 2015

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General Dentistry – Parrot Mouth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Parrot mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the upper incisors are more forward than the lower incisors and complet…

Doc-t January 18, 2015

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General Dentistry – Sow Mouth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Sow mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the lower incisors are more forward than the upper incisors and completely…

Doc-t January 17, 2015

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General Dentistry – Speculum Injury ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The use of the speculum is common in equine dentistry. There are reports of damage to the horse caused by them and this is one of those cases.

Doc-t January 16, 2015

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General Dentistry – Underbite ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Underbite In Horses

Doc-t January 12, 2015

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Integrity ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Integrity is the quality of being honest. It is what we have at the end of the day. What is inside the mouth of the horse is unseen by the owner but t…

Doc-t June 11, 2014

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Who Knocked Out My Front Tooth? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

A lost incisor from decay (EOTRH). I also quote a client with her description of how the horses respond to our Horsemanship Dentistry approach. We are…

Doc-t May 27, 2014

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Pull The Tooth! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Pulling teeth is the dentistry equivalent of the expression "Do something!" But is "doing something" always in the best interest of the horse? Abscess…

Doc-t April 13, 2014

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Kicked In The Teeth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

After 35 years, I still get "kicked in the teeth" by people and professionals who believe in myths. They perpetuate these false beliefs in equine dent…

Doc-t April 6, 2014

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The George Washington Bridge ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

1 - the illegal closing of the GW bridge trapped us for hours as we crossed about midnight. 2 - the threshold of pain as it relates with dentistry. Se…

Doc-t November 8, 2013

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