“Bringing Out The Best In Your Horse!” Owners Faith Canova and Branden Erwin
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This is a great example why dental is so important. It does not matter if you have a $500 horse or a million dollar horse. ALL horses should be getting proper care. And it is YOUR responsibility to make sure your horse is receiving proper dental care. Not just removal of sharp points but correcting malocclusions and balancing the mouth.
Here’s an interesting one! Tooth extracted. A horse we saw a few weeks ago presented with weight loss and dropping hay. Well here’s our cause!
Unfortunately this was missed due to previous dentals being done without a speculum or headlamp. Luckily we were able to make him feel much better and put some weight on him!
Even the little ones!
This horse was presented to us by the owners in need of a dental. This sweet boy already had a dental performed a few months ago. So why are we here working on him shortly after? The reason for our visit was because he had a “smile” on his incisors. A “smile” or a ventral curvature creates a camming effect and prematurely separates the molars taking away the horse’s ability to masticate food properly. Its not just about the points!! Powerfloating allows us to correctly reduce a maloccclusion like this one so he can chew away happily! Equine dentistry has evolved immensely and is no longer just about knocking off points.
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408 extracted today, with proper dental care this could have been prevented. However, this guy should be feeling better. It’s not just about knocking off points.
At Erwin Equine Dentistry you receive a digital dental chart. No more carbon copy’s that you lose and can’t read. Every visit you will receive a new chart they will be emailed to you along with your next appointment date. And don’t worry about remembering your appointment as our charting software will send you a reminder letting you know you are coming up on your appointment!
(Demo chart for example)
Routine dental on this mare slight 106 and 206 ramp and slight 311 and 411 ramp and minor buccal and lingual points.
This mare is done routinely and only slight corrections are made. She will have a functional mouth for a lifetime.
Dentals are quite overlooked. Make sure you stay on top of your appointments and remember preventative maintenance!! You should be seeing your dental provider once twice a year. Make sure you are receiving the best quality care possible and look in the horse’s mouth before and after, ask questions!!!
VENTRAL CURVATURE (Smile) on your horses incisors. The picture below shows an example it could be less or more significant of a “smile”.
A ventral curvature happens when the lower corner (303 and 403) incisors erupt taller than the upper incisors (103 and 203). During mastication a camming action happens and premature molar separation follows. With premature molar separation your horse will start to show issues with mastication and improper molar wear. The solution to correct a ventral curvature is to do an incisor reduction within the guidelines we follow that are set forth with the IAED.
Out In Tennessee and had a new client reach out for a horse that was dropping a lot of food. Removed a mobile tooth fracture and decided to leave the rest of the immobile tooth. This horse did have a mouth that was not one to be proud about, however he is definitely more comfortable and has a lot more grind back after a ventral curvature reduction. We will be going back out to check on him Thursday.
Merry Christmas!
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Who doesn’t love a good mini! This boy was wonderful. Thank you Casa Equestrian Center for having us out both of your boys were wonderful!
Oral exams are so important, it’s not just about hand rasping to knock off points it is so much more involved. In the photo below you will notice a wolf tooth that was extracted. Wolf teeth sit in front of the premolars and there may be one or many. However your bit may come into contact with this small wolf tooth. With that in mind when you collect your reins you could make contact with a wolf tooth or possilbe blind wolf tooth. This can cause pain to the horse and issues under saddle. This is a 9year old Morgan she just found her new home and the new owners know the importance or routine dentals and good oral exams.
Happy Easter! We may have not been the bunny this guy wanted to see, but we certainly made him feel better. Faith and I reduced points, ramps, hooks and incisor reduction and realignment. His incisors were at a incorrect steep angle so it’ll take another float to get him just right. However he was a wonderful boy!
Education! One of the most important parts of our job is to educate our clients! This little girl in the photo was so amazed by her horses teeth. It’s very important to educate the clients and the most rewarding part is being able to show them the before and after! It’s a way of showing them how much better their horse is going to feel the next time they put those teeth to use!
Branden working on this pretty girl Cali! As a young horse she had some sharp singula and some excessive transverse ridges. Took down some minor points and hooks on her 103 & 203. Im sure this gal will be super happy and chomping away!
We pride our selves on making sure your horse is safe,comfortable and making it a positive experience. We always clean, disinfect, and inspect our tools before moving onto the next horse.
We are out getting it done! Faith working on a young TB with ETR, sharp buccal and lingual points, and a slight angle change on those incisors! Of course those canines got a nice buff and reduction. This big boy will most definitely benefit from his float today not only with eating but under saddle as well!
Equine Dental Tip. INCISORS!! Does your equine dental provider check your horses incisors? Do they check the amount of lateral excursion, if there’s any malocclusions, or is there any incisor reduction they can do to get the maximum occlusion on the check teeth?
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