Dental diseases

Question 1

What are diseases affecting the incisors?

Answer 1

• retained deciduous teeth
• fractures/displacement
• EOTRH
• parrot/sow mouth
• diastemata

Question 2

What is EOTRH?

Answer 2

• Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis
• Older horses
• Causes reabsorption of roots +/-cement deposition, teeth become loose and painful
• Extraction only treatment currently available – very successful
• Feed toothless horse diet afterwards and can go out on grass

Question 3

What diseases affect cheek teeth?

Answer 3

• retained deciduous caps
• diastema
• caries (infudibular - upper or peripheral)
• loose/displaced teeth

Question 4

How would you manage infudibular caries?

Answer 4

• Upper cheek teeth only – unique structure
• Potentially linked to tooth development
• Can lead to tooth fracture if progresses
• Treatment involves filling affected teeth
  ◦ Complex, specialist procedure
  ◦ Can prevent future fracture
• Remove from occlusion if referral not an option