Equine Veterinary Dental Services

Equine Veterinary Dental Services Equine veterinary dental practice limited to dentistry and oral surgery. Clinic and farm services.

Dr. Reiswig has been involved in equine medicine since 1988, and has primarily focused on equine dentistry since 2007. In 2010 he achieved the level of Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, one of only 7 veterinarians to reach this advanced qualification. In 2015 he achieved the status of Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and is now board certified in equine dentistry.

We were out doing routine annual exams and preventative care yesterday. This barn always has inspirational quotes for it...
08/23/2025

We were out doing routine annual exams and preventative care yesterday. This barn always has inspirational quotes for its youth riders, and we love this one! Also, we're in love with this horse's name. We agree with both philosophies.

08/13/2025

How many teeth is the mare missing? Can you believe she is missing 12 teeth?

Initially, her incisors were so painful that we could not complete her examination or take x-rays. Any pressure on the teeth caused her significant pain, and she was trying to jump out of the stocks.

However, on the day of surgery, we utilized appropriate sedation and nerve blocks to numb all pain, resulting in a smooth, non-painful standing surgery without general anesthesia.

Her owner reports that the mare is now calmer, less reactive, and still the dominant mare in charge of her herd.

When you have a day where life (or another horse) kicks you in the face, we are here to help.
07/28/2025

When you have a day where life (or another horse) kicks you in the face, we are here to help.

Thank you to everyone who commented with congratulatory remarks for Dr. Chiero and the great news about her status as a ...
07/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who commented with congratulatory remarks for Dr. Chiero and the great news about her status as a Board Certified Equine Dentist.

Special thanks to this client for your lovely gift.

We will be starting a new series called Follow-Up Fridays. Follow-up is key to evaluating your own work and we are comm...
07/11/2025

We will be starting a new series called Follow-Up Fridays. Follow-up is key to evaluating your own work and we are committed to ongoing care for our patients.

Dottie, came to us 2 weeks ago with acute weight loss, severe quidding, and a massively swollen left masseter muscle. Our work-up found a fractured and abscessed tooth and we removed it the same day.

In 2 weeks she has gone from 175 lbs to 187 lbs, thats a 7% weight gain in two weeks! He masseter muscle swelling resolved fully in days and she is eating completely normally.

Mom is doing great, but baby stole our hearts, every staff member came and got some hugs from this little one.

Can you spot the subtle differences between these teeth?The image on the left has signs of a troubled or potentially dea...
07/10/2025

Can you spot the subtle differences between these teeth?

The image on the left has signs of a troubled or potentially dead tooth. There is a gray spot that is a soft pit when probed. Also, along one side of the tooth there is a loss of cementum. These abnormalities were isolated to one single tooth in the mouth, but prompted Dr. Dickey to look deeper with radiographs.

Radiographs show a dead tooth with chronic infection and inflammation. The tooth looks more black on the radiographs (yellow arrow) which in this case = dead tooth. The white ball (red arrow) at the root tip is a pathologic growth of tooth material in response to years of chronic inflammation.

In the extracted tooth you can see exactly the extent of disease. The core tissue of the tooth, called the pulp, was dead and rotting inside the shell of the tooth, the two pulps are located alongside the mineralized tooth structure.

This case highlights the importance of doing the basics well. The ever important oral exam. We use a mirror to examine...
07/08/2025

This case highlights the importance of doing the basics well. The ever important oral exam. We use a mirror to examine EVERY tooth for EVERY exam. This is a 7 year old quarter horse that was seen for an annual routine exam. The owner did saw he was having some increasing issues in the bit. But, no other symptoms.

Can you spot the subtle differences between the first molar on the lower left side and first molar on the lower right?

The one on the right is normal, the one of the left prompted us to take radiographs (x-rays). We will post the radiographs and picture of the very disease dead tooth tomorrow.

Post your own assessment below.

A huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Naomi Chiero, DVM, DAVDC Eq on passing her final board exam! 🥳Her hard work, ...
07/03/2025

A huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Naomi Chiero, DVM, DAVDC Eq on passing her final board exam! 🥳
Her hard work, determination, and compassion for equine dental care have been at the forefront of her life for the past nine years — and it has finally paid off!
She is now officially the second equine Board-Certified Veterinary Dentist in the state of Ohio!

Here is another look at one of our jaw fracture cases. This horse is 2 years old. This means on the outside of his mou...
07/02/2025

Here is another look at one of our jaw fracture cases. This horse is 2 years old. This means on the outside of his mouth we can see baby teeth. But, beneath the gums his jaw is quietly forming more adult teeth that take up the majority of space of the front of the jaw. This is part of the reason young horses are more prone to fractures, less bone to tooth ration. Older horses by comparison have more bone.

The baby teeth are highlighted in yellow and the forming adult teeth are outlined in blue and green. The third adult incisors haven't started to form yet. The fracture line is marked in pink. The third picture is an 8 year old horse for comparison with fully formed adult teeth.

We've had two jaw fracture evaluations in the last 4 days. *One acute and one chronic.*One top and one bottom*One we fi...
07/01/2025

We've had two jaw fracture evaluations in the last 4 days.
*One acute and one chronic.
*One top and one bottom
*One we fixed and one mother nature is mending

Every fracture is different and needs an individual plan.

Can you guess how old these patients are?
*Hint jaw fractures are more common in youngsters.

Horses can get dental fillings too...his owner wanted gold, but we aren't that fancy.This tooth was abnormally developed...
06/27/2025

Horses can get dental fillings too...his owner wanted gold, but we aren't that fancy.

This tooth was abnormally developed with an cemental and enamel defect on the surface. This led to food accumulating in the defect and the start of a cavity. Just like a human tooth, this can be addressed with a filling that will last for decades.

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1333 Lundys Ln
Newark, OH
43055

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+17405873116

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Dr. Reiswig has been involved in equine medicine since 1988, and has primarily focused on equine dentistry since 2007. In 2010 he achieved the level of Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, one of only 7 veterinarians to reach this advanced qualification. In 2015 he achieved the status of Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and is now board certified in equine dentistry. In 2017 Dr. Jason Dickey joined our practice. An experienced equine veterinarian, he is currently fulfilling a dental residency, working toward board certification.