Case
2 January 2025
Case: Malposition of Permanent Premolars in a Young Horse
A 2.5-year-old horse was presented to Equide (equine veterinary dentist) for a bilateral malposition of two maxillary molars. This report details the steps of a complex extraction of the problematic teeth, highlighting the importance of early management of dental anomalies in horses.
8 November 2024
CASE: Chronic sinusitis on a older horse
This case report describes the complex treatment of chronic sinusitis in a 22-year-old horse with PPID and laminitis. Interventions included sinus flushes, trepanation to remove a bone sequestrum, and preventive dental care to maintain healthy chewing.
17 March 2023
PPID/Cushing
The relationship between PPID and your horse's mouth. From a dental perspective, PPID increases the horse's risk of periodontitis, excessive tooth mobility and the risk of sinusitis.
27 January 2022
The nonsense and risks of creating so-called 'bitseats' in horses.
'Bitseats' or the (extreme) shortening and rounding of (part of) the first molars is neither harmless nor scientifically proven.
4 October 2021
World Animal Day & The race to the bottom
About the use of unhealthy breeding mares in the equine reproduction.
31 March 2021
External trauma as a cause of equine dental developmental disorder
This case illustrates how a traumatic impact to the head of a young horse can lead to complex dental pathology. Horses in general - and young horses in group housing in particular - can easily injure themselves or each other. The impact of these traumas ranges from harmless to fatal
29 January 2025
Extraction of a broken canine on a horse
When a canine tooth is removed, a mucoperiostal flap is usually created, after which a portion of the surrounding alveolar bone is removed. When the tooth has been prepared free and sufficiently mobilized, it can be removed.
2 June 2021
Conference ECVD: Developmental Disorders in Equine Dentition
June 4, 2021: Wouter Demey's lecture about Developmental Disorder in Equine Dentition during the (virtual) 29th European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry