Dental Vet; Equine vet practice for dental health and surgery

Dental Vet; Equine vet practice for dental health and surgery The Dental Vet is a Veterinary practice providing equine dentistry and dental surgery. Dentistry is so much more than floating teeth!

For more info have a look at our FB services section or www.dentalvet.co.nz. A healthy mouth plays such a big part in the overall well-being of your equine partner. Their ability to do their job willingly and well, whether it be a pleasure horse or high-performance athlete depends on it. Being a fully qualified equine vet, you can rely on Marieke to keep your horses mouth in great shape. The pract

ice offers medical treatment, special dental procedures, X-rays and standing dental surgery. Check out www.dentalvet.co.nz

14/01/2025

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…

16/12/2024

Did you know that antibiotics are almost never effective in treating dental diseases? Gum disease, inflamed pulp, ‘tooth root’ abscesses require advanced veterinary local surgical treatment. Usually by removing the affected tissue and preventing re-infection. The affected tissue to be ‘removed’ may be pulp, gum and it’s surrounding ligaments, tooth and or bone.

The beauty is that we can do these things nowadays minimally invasively, which means with great care, no pain and minimal time out of work to the horse.

Gone are the days of massive bone trauma and persistent trouble after tooth removal. In many cases we can now (as the only vet practice on the South Island) do pulp therapy (fillings) or remove teeth without damage to the rest of the face or sinus.

My long term passion is to raise awareness among horse owners and all dental providers and to train vets to a high standard of dental care.

Mobile X-rays and cat scans
26/11/2024

Mobile X-rays and cat scans

He dared not look at the scales, showing increased weight 16 days after tooth extraction. He clearly loves eating pain f...
16/11/2024

He dared not look at the scales, showing increased weight 16 days after tooth extraction. He clearly loves eating pain free more than ever! Well, we love this tummy. Stitches out, off you go, see you in six months ❤️

This….
13/11/2024

This….

All soft tissue structures are examined in detail. Horses get very few chances a year to show what they are hiding in th...
13/11/2024

All soft tissue structures are examined in detail. Horses get very few chances a year to show what they are hiding in there. Better make it count 🤓
Diagnostics- the main reason your horse needs a dental 💙🪥🦷

Our annual close down period is 13th December - 13th January 🎄🎄Clients still receive reminders 8 and 4 weeks out. That w...
11/11/2024

Our annual close down period is 13th December - 13th January 🎄🎄
Clients still receive reminders 8 and 4 weeks out. That way, the close down period does not affect your horses’ routine visits. A waiting time may occur when you book outside the reminders. We continue to see genuine emergencies immediately.

We encourage you to book horses due early next year, when the reminder arrives. This to avoid back logs: The practice will be closed some weeks in April May and June/July for veterinary post graduate teaching and tutoring commitments.

We’re delighted to also welcome vet students early and mid next year who will spend one or two weeks immersed in veterinary dentistry.

Thinking of this schedule ahead 😮‍💨😮‍💨 I need a holiday already!!

Mule Magic 😎🍀❤️
11/11/2024

Mule Magic 😎🍀❤️

03/11/2024

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.

30/10/2024

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?

24/10/2024

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.

What happens to older horses after tooth extraction? They blossom. In a good way. Have you ever wondered if tooth remova...
22/10/2024

What happens to older horses after tooth extraction? They blossom. In a good way.

Have you ever wondered if tooth removal causes a gappy mouth, poor balance, less condition and life span?

A diseased tooth and or diseased gum causes pain constantly. It causes bacteraemia (bacteria entering the bloodstream from dental disease). This causes stress, lower feed conversion and increased energy demands.

Solving the problem is life changing for your horse.

Routine aftercare is actually straightforward in the right hands, resulting in beautifully balanced, functional pain free mouths.

It is a pleasure seeing these patients year after year, living their best lives. Fat, happy, full-on competing through to retirement.

I would encourage anyone who has a horse with a known ‘problem tooth’ ‘hamster cheeks’ etc- the list is long- to persue a diagnosis from a vet with advanced qualifications in tooth pathology.

Ahw what a special gesture. Thank you Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists for sending this 💜 to ...
30/09/2024

Ahw what a special gesture. Thank you Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists for sending this 💜 to the Membership examiners in Veterinary Equine Dentistry.

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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
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.

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