Fillings horse teeth
'Fillings' or Infundibular Restorations. Only available via Dental Vet and Vets on Riverbank.
We take a considered approach to this procedure. For some patients it offers a viable alternative to large cheek tooth extraction.
The start of a routine dental exam.
And to answer the question yes we do prescribe tooth paste to some horses!
Fat horses…have dental issues too. A case of a long standing fractured cheek tooth, an extremely elongated opposing tooth and an extra tooth as the very nasty problem cherry on top.
Plan consists of
- veterinary diagnostics
- decide how to approach the fragmented upper molar
- odontoplasty supernumerary cheek tooth. I.e. shape the extra tooth (safely) to stop it from cutting into soft tissues.
- treat periodontal disease. I.e. feed collecting, plaque, gum disease around the extra tooth.
- that extra tooth may require extraction
- safely reduce elongated (tall) tooth.
- these steps are restricted to vets and only reliably offered by vets with advanced veterinary dental training and advanced equipment.
We have got you covered. Marieke can provide knowledge, diagnostics, equipment and techniques you cannot find anywhere else. Rachael is a qualified veterinary technician, excellent horse handler and chocolate connoisseur (important).
Excuse the poor English in video. Concentrating and talking…
This beautiful boy was referred for a fractured front tooth. After a short surgery, he recovered swiftly in the yard. We placed a bucket muzzle to allow good hemostasis underneath the stitches. He was closely supervised during recovery.
While we are able to provide endodontics (root canals) to horses, in this case we had to remove the tooth.
Our patients are examined in this much detail. It's a delight to see our patients gum health improve and return to healthy through our restricted veterinary treatments.
- Do you see the calculus hiding between the tooth and the cheek?
- Do you see the feed hiding between teeth?
- How do you remove this effectively and safely?
- How does one clean below the gingiva (gum)?
- How do we prevent the feed going back in there after treatment?
Did you know that treatment is vitally important before the ligament around the tooth and the surrounding bone get infected?
Veterinary periodontal exam
Examining teeth in detail
Small canine teeth - don’t ignore them. They should never appear loose or have swollen gums.
We exhaust all other option before electing tooth extraction. However, we should never ignore pain and disease.
Radiographs were essential in successfully removing all diseased bits of this tooth, ensuring a clean alveolus that will heal quickly.
Regional nerve block inside the bony canal that carries the nerve and or intraligamentous block is essential. Placing a bit lof local around the tooth will not allow for a pain free elevation of the tooth.
And therefore will not allow complete removal.
Horses require proper pain relief, antibiotics, tetanus prevention and a clean environment for such procedures. Be it a small or big tooth.
Winter at Dental Vet!
🎼The weather outside is frightful but the barn is still delightful 🐎! The roads in Cust and parking are now clear, jug will be on, but bring an extra jacket! Look forward to a full clinic day tomorrow.
Interesting clinic cases on this freezing and wet day ☔️ ❄️ #Veterinary dentistry #discovery and treatment of dental diseases
What we do in a nutshell. A videoclip for the Ethics of Equine Wellbeing conference this weekend Living Anatomy of the Horse #dentalvet
Would like to hear your thoughts to learn where owners are at.
💡Would one expect to leave a tooth like this and why or
💡 Would you expect it needs extraction and why. Would the horse eat better (feed conversion and balance) with or without the tooth.
Any idea why a tooth becomes loose?
The Dental Vet is a Veterinary practice providing equine dentistry and dental surgery. Dentistry is so much more than floating teeth!
