export_chapter 12 dental and oral examination

Question 1

What is normal horse incisor occlusal angle when viewed from the side?

Answer 1

10-15 degrees relative to lower molar table surface

Question 2

What is normal rostro-caudal movement of young horse?
Older horse?
How is this assessed?

Answer 2

• 3-4 mm
• 6-8 mm
• raise and lower chin

Question 3

What is average EMC for light breed horse?

• miniature horse?
• draft horse?

Answer 3

• 12.3 mm
• 5-6 mm
• 15-16 mm

Question 4

What is a lampas?
Which horses is it found in?
Is this normal?

Answer 4

• thickening of palatal mucosa just behind upper incisors?
• young horses that are erupting permanent dentition
• yes

Question 5

What are 5 stages of equine infundibular caries?

Answer 5

0 none
1 infundibular cementum
2 infundibular cementum and surrounding eneamel
3 enamel, cementum and dentin
4 splitting of tooth from caries
5 loss of tooth d/t caries