Introduction To The Teeth And Oral Cavity In Horses
This subject is divided into sections organized by teeth (incisors, cheek teeth, canines), the oral cavity and the skull pertaining to the teeth. Th…
Category: Systems – teeth, oral cavity
Canine Calculus In Horses
Calculus is the accumulation of saliva and food debris that hardens and forms a crust on a tooth. Here it is formed on the canines of some male horse…
Canine Debris In Horses
Calculus on canines are usually uniform, but in some horses, more feed becomes entrapped in the crusty material.
Canine Decay And EOTRH In Horses
Canines in some older horses lose their integrity and decay. This is often associated with EOTRH but can also be from trauma.
Canine Fractures In Horses
These teeth of male horses sometimes are placed against something harder, such as a steel stall bar. The result is fracture of the canine.
Canines In Female Horses
Canines are found in almost every male horse (stallions and geldings) but are rare in female horses.
Canines Just Erupting In Horses
Canine teeth of male horses (and occasionally females) can erupt anytime, but most commonly from before birth to 3 years of age.
Cheek Teeth Calculus In Horses
Some horses accumulate saliva and feed in the sides of their cheeks that turns to hard calculus on the cheek sides of the first 1 to 3 cheek teeth.
Cheek Teeth Cap Remnants In Horses
Deciduous teeth ("Caps") of young horses attach themselves to the underlying permanent tooth with tips of tooth. These often break off and remain bet…
Cheek Teeth Caps In Horses
The 12 premolar cheek teeth have precursor deciduous teeth (caps). The 12 molar cheek teeth do not have deciduous teeth.
Cheek Teeth Displaced In Horses
Cheek teeth when not aligned with the rest of the teeth in the arcade are called displaced.
Cheek Teeth End Stage In Horses
Cheek teeth have a finite lifespan and when they run out of reserve crown, there is nothing left to hold them in. These are end stage teeth.
Cheek Teeth Eruption Bumps Of Young Horses
When the permanent premolar cheek teeth push into position, they often cause lumps that appear on the face and lower jaw. These are normal and are no…
Cheek Teeth Extractions In Horses
On occasion, the cheek teeth of horses need to be extracted, though in my practice, it is extremely rare.
Cheek Teeth Foreign Objects In Horses
Foreign objects are usually organic (hay and other feed) that get stuck between the cheek teeth when an unusual gap exists.
Cheek Teeth Fractures In Horses
Cheek teeth fractures are very common and are usually non-events in the horse's life.
Cheek Teeth Hooks In Horses
Hooks are the over-eruption of a tooth and are seen when there is no opposition in chewing.
Cheek Teeth Waves In Horses
An uneven occlusal surface along the arcade of cheek teeth is commonly called a wave. Some feel that the unevenness needs to be leveled however in my…
Dental Speculum Injury In Horses
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.
Flabby Cheeks Of The Oral Cavity Of Horses
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…
Foreign Objects In The Oral Cavity Of Horses
Anything can get stuck in the mouth - and when you have no fingers.....
Incisor Abnormalities In Horses
Incisors are the nipper teeth and anything that is not normal is easily seen.
Incisor Absence In Horses
The nipper teeth can be missing from 1) never being there, 2) the cap is gone and the permanent tooth has not erupted yet, 3) trauma, and 4) extractio…
Incisor Calculus In Horses
Accumulation of saliva with feed is very common on the canines but not that common on incisors.
Incisor Cap Remnants In Horses
Some deciduous incisors leave remnants between the gum and the permanent incisor.
Incisor Caps In Horses
All incisors have a precursor deciduous tooth that is displaced and ejected by the erupting permanent tooth below it.
Incisor Damage In Horses
Damage is common to the incisors because one of the primary purposes of these teeth is defense.
Incisor Decay And EOTRH In Horses
Incisors usually do not decay except after trauma or if EOTRH is affecting the horse.
Incisor Relaxed Space In Horses
When a horse is relaxed, their incisors are kept apart as seen in these photos. On average a horse chews 25,000 times a day. If each chew takes 1 se…
Incisor Supernumerary Teeth In Horses
Supernumerary incisors means there are more incisor teeth than should be there (more than 12 permanent incisors).
Incisor Wear In Horses
The primary wearing factor of the incisors, including length and pattern of wear, is the movement of the tongue over the occlusal surfaces. This is c…
Incisor Trauma In Horses
These picture show trauma of an incisor from about 2 years earlier and the removal of the damaged tooth.
Incisors – A Question From An Owner
A YouTube visitor asks me several questions about incisors and theories of equine dentistry.
Oral Cavity Growths In Horses
On occasion, a growth occurs within the mouth that is benign and just a passing observation. Rarely do they affect the horse unlest they enlarge and …
Oral Cavity Trauma In Horses
Whenever trauma occurs inside the mouth of the horse, the reaction from the horse can be anywhere from nothing at all to drooling and an inability to …
Parrot Mouth In Horses
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…
