BACK TO BASICS: FOUNDATIONAL CLINICAL SKILLS FOR EQUINE PRACTICE
Fig. 9. Cheek tooth with loss of integrity (complicated crown root fracture of the 107).
Fig. 7. Incisor malocclusion (slant).
Fig. 10. Open pulp horn number 2 on the 209 with feed packing (see tip of the explorer instrument). Feed is also present in the mesial and distal infundibulum.
Fig. 8. Malocclusion with rostral (106/206) and caudal hooks (311/411).
swollen). If the condition is not remediated, deeper structures such as bone and periodontal ligament become affected. This process leads to irreversible resorption of the interproximal bone and periodon- tal ligament. This process is painful for the horse and often causes quidding. The severity of a peri- odontal disease is best determined using probing depth and dental radiographs.
6. Conclusion
In summary, the equine oral examination is a com- prehensive specialty exam that should be carried out in a systematic fashion. The findings of the oral ex- amination should be recorded on a dental chart and kept with the patient’s record. Dental records are im- portant medical information that may help establish
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Fig. 11. Periodontal disease with feed packing between 309 and 310 leading to gingivitis.
a dental care plan for the individual horse. Further, it will document past dental findings and procedures in case a different veterinarian becomes the primary