Equine T2

Question 1

When do foals teeth first erupt?

Answer 1

6 days - first incisors
6 weeks - second incisors
6 months all incisors in wear

Question 2

When do the adult Incisors erupt?

Answer 2

First incisors - 2.5years
Second Incisors - 3.5 years
Third Incisors - 4.5 years
They come in wear 6 months after they erupt

Question 3

How many teeth does a horse loose in its first few years?

Answer 3

24 baby teeth

Question 4

At what age would all the incisor cups be gone?

Answer 4

10 years

Question 5

If a horse has weight loss what would the DDX be

Answer 5

Nutrition
Dental
Sand
Parasitism

Question 6

What is Parrot Mouth in a horse?

Answer 6

The top incisors are too far forward and stop the bottom jaw moving forward
The opposite is called Sow/Monkey Mouth

Question 7

When could a supernumerary tooth erupt?

Answer 7

11 or 12 years of age

Question 8

When naming a tooth/mouth slop how do we name it?

Answer 8

The side that is lowest is the one that we call. eg right side lowest is called a right slope.

Question 9

When removing teeth from a 20+ year old horse what do we give them?

Answer 9

Butorphanol

Question 10

What is the most prevalent disease of the horse?

Answer 10

Periodontal Disease (trapping of food between the teeth and rotting, This affects the periodontal ligament which is very painful

Question 11

What can cause large ulcers in the horses tongue/cheek?

Answer 11

Barley Grass, Grass Seeds, Bot Fly larvae

Question 12

What tumors can you get in dentistry

Answer 12

Cementoma, Dentineoma

Question 13

What is a Sialolith

Answer 13

is a condition where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland
Also called Salivary Calculi or Salivary Stone