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Year by Year, Tooth by Tooth
Many elements must remain within a normal range for a horse’s mouth to stay healthy.
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Mary DeLorey, DVM
Articles by Mary DeLorey, DVM
Teeth in Strange Places
Can a tooth grow out of the front of the horse’s head, close to the eye?
Read MoreWolf Teeth in Horses
The term “wolf teeth” is a commonly used, but poorly understood, part of the horse owner’s vocabulary.
Read MoreDentistry: A Look Inside
If an educated horse owner wishes to make informed decisions about health care for his or her equine companion, he or she needs to understand the basics of equine dentition and how the teeth affect overall health–after all, proper mastication is the first step in the long process of digestion.
Read MoreDentistry Series Part 3: Malocclusions
In the last two installments of this equine dental series, you’ve digested an overview of the basics of equine dentistry, and I hope you’ve gained an understanding of just why dental care for horses is rising to the forefront of equine veterinary
Read MoreFocus on Dentistry
Each year, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) hosts a three-day meeting on a single topic in equine medicine or surgery. This year the topic was dentistry, and the meeting was held in Indianapolis, Ind., July 30-Aug. 1.
Read MoreMouth Ulceration
My 7-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse has developed ulcers on the bars of his mouth. Any ideas why this would happen?
Read MoreDeserving of Dentistry
There may be no branch of equine veterinary medicine that is advancing as quickly as equine dentistry. As recently as a decade ago, it was still considered adequate to feel along the sides of a horse’s first upper cheek teeth and decide, based on sharpness alone, whether that horse needed a “float.” If treatment was deemed necessary, it consisted of a speedy rasping along the outsides of the
Read MoreBrushing Horses’ Teeth
Is there anything we can use on a horse’s teeth to get all the gunk off and the grass out of their gums? Is it okay to use toothpaste?
Read MoreEar Teeth?
My yearling Standardbred colt has been diagnosed with a dentigerous cyst by the veterinarian. Can you possibly give me some information on this type of cyst?
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