Test 4: 64 equine mouth Flashcards
what are some diff for horse with unilateral nasal discharge
- dental disease with 2nd sinusitis
- paranasal sinus cyst
- cancer
- 1° bacterial sinusistis
- guttural pouch empyema
- strangles- retropharyngeal LN abcess (step equi equi)
trephination of a tooth
make hole in jaw and push tooth out, needs to be filled after with plaster-of-paris
different teeth for different tasks- incisor, canine, premolar, molar
heterodonty
baby teeth replaced by 2nd set of teeth
diphyodonty
multiple succession of teeth
polyphyodonty
teeth implanted in sockets arranged along the margin of the jaw
thecodont
the space between teeth
diastema
reserve crown for gradual extrusion in herbivores
hypsodont
low crowned teeth for soft diets (primate, dog, cat)
brachydont
crowns with blunt cusps for crushing- pigs
bunodont
deciduous dental formal for horses
[I 3/3; C 0/0; PM 3/3; M 0/0] x 2 = 24 teeth
* No deciduous canines, first premolars or molars
permanent dentition formula for horses
[I 3/3; C (1)/(1); PM 3(4)/3(4); M 3/3] x 2 = 36 –44 teeth.
- Up to 11 teeth in each dental arcade
- Supernumerary teeth may also be present - uncommon
- Canines are typically absent in mares
- First premolar teeth - wolf teeth - commonly absent.
- When present – 1st premolar teeth usually found in maxilla and rarely the mandible.
- Cheek teeth - collective term for the 6 teeth - premolars 2-4 & molars 1-3 in each arcade
when do all horse teeth come in
5 years old
numbering system for upper right
100 quadrant
numbering for upper left
200