Bit of an interesting case from Dr Tory - an abscess in the region of the parotid salivary gland at the caudal aspect of the mandible in this horse.
We did open this up to allow for better drainage, debridement of the area and flushing of the region after the intial examination with the owner still continuing on with treatment at home currently.
#dentalvet #equinevet #horse #abscess #drpimplepopper
Very satisfying filling these infundibula! Infundibular caries are secondary to infundibular hypoplasia- a developmental condition where the middle part of the tooth doesn't fill properly, leaving a large, deep hole that packs with feed material. The decay and infection can spread to the rest of the tooth or the tooth can split in half- weakened from the decay. If we catch it early though, then we can place restorations ('fillings') to fill the hole and prevent the feed from getting back in there.
We published a series of videos on the condition earlier so if you search our videos you will find it but in the meantime here is one we filled last week. :)
#equinedentistry #fillings #equinevet #dentalvet #horse #morethanraspingteeth
Hopefully everyone has finished dinner! This was an EOTRH case from this week and as we were injecting local anaesthetic under the gums, there was pus bubbling out from the infection. :( EOTRH is a condition that affects older horses, primarily their incisors and canines and causes resorptive lesions (holes in the teeth) and then secondary infection in these holes. It is such an awful condition and so painful in the later stages. I wish we had better/ more options to prevent this disease from occurring, but until that time at least we can take the pain away by removing the painful teeth.
#EOTRH #equinedentistry #nopaincheckagain #morethanraspingteeth #dentalvet #equinevet #horse #extraction
Hopefully everyone has finished dinner! This was an EOTRH case from this week and as we were injecting local anaesthetic under the gums, there was pus bubbling out from the infection. :( EOTRH is a condition that affects older horses, primarily their incisors and canines and causes resorptive lesions (holes in the teeth) and then secondary infection in these holes. It is such an awful condition and so painful in the later stages. I wish we had better/ more options to prevent this disease from occurring, but until that time at least we can take the pain away by removing the painful teeth.
#EOTRH #equinedentistry #nopaincheckagain #morethanraspingteeth #dentalvet #equinevet #horse #extraction
As a follow on from the post yesterday, we did endodontics (a 'root canal' treatment) on the 401 tooth! Here is a video of some of the highlights. Enjoy!
Horses are amazing!!!
This is maybe 1.5-2 hours after this lovely boy had just had 3 incisors extracted for EOTRH!
It is amazing how quickly they bounce back- I swear they are more comfortable grazing on open wounds after extraction than they were biting down and pressing on the sore, infected, painful teeth. Must be such a relief to have them out!
#equinedentistry #horse #EOTRH #extraction #nopaincheckagain #morethanraspingteeth #dentalvet #equinevet
Sorry, the phone decided to focus on the tongue rather than the tooth! But here is an interesting endodontics ('root canal') case from last week. This is an endodontic file going up into the pulp canals. You can see the rotten, infected feed material that was packed inside the pulp canals (where the blood vessels and nerves should be!). This was clearly a very unhappy tooth that very much needed treatment! Fingers crossed we can save the tooth and get her happy and healthy with a much more comfortable tooth in there!
#equinedentistry #morethanraspingteeth #nopaincheckagain #horse #endodontics #rootcanal #dentalvet #equinevet
As promised, a video of the bot larvae in action. Can you see them wiggling around between the teeth??
#thoroughoralexam #dentalvet #morethanraspingteeth #equinevet #botlarvae #gross
Dr Kirsten is heading to Brazil!!!
She is honored to be asked to present her research on peripheral caries and periodontal disease and is also lecturing and running a workshop on treating infundibular caries at the ENIDE dentistry conference in Brazil! She will be joined by esteemed colleagues Dr Mauricio Bittarvet, Dr Nick Moore, Dr Sebastian Alejandro Greco, Dr Murillo Martinez and Dr Rodrigo Romero. For colleagues who have been asking whether we are planning to run an infundibular restorations workshop, this will be an awesome opportunity to learn with lectures and then a full day workshop just on infundibular restorations (and other workshops on other days as well). And what better excuse for a holiday to South America!
The early bird pricing ends on the 31st March so get in quickly to beat the price rise! You can find more information and get the program here: https://enide.com.br/
It will be an awesome week with some lovely colleagues to learn some new skills to better help your patients. Hopefully see you there! :)
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A video of a patient's mouth to highlight how many structures there are on horses teeth!!!
All dental examinations need to be performed with sedation, good lighting, a mirror (or endoscope in this case) and in a safe environment to be able to assess all of these structures properly and any underlying disease processes or pathology present.
Question of the day: is this a upper (maxillary) arcade of teeth or a lower (mandibular) arcade?
Infundibular caries series Part 3! If you missed our last 2 videos flip back and have a look as we explain what the condition is, what causes it and what we can do about it. This is the final installment which looks at what they look like long term.
#equinedentistry #infundibularcaries #morethanraspingteeth #horse #dentalvet #fillings #thoroughoralexamination #everyhorseeveryyear
Infundibular caries series Part 2! If you missed our video yesterday please pop back and have a look to better understand what they are and why they form. Today we go through treatment- what can we do to prevent the teeth from fracturing or infection from spreading to the pulp cavities! Tune in tomorrow for Part 3!
Dental Vet provides advanced and routine equine dental services to horses in Perth, Western Australia.
