Problems
24 November 2023
911! It's an emergency!
An article advising you on the (un)urgency of a particular situation and what to do in each case.
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.
10 March 2023
Quidding
Quidding is a chewing malfunction that can be caused by several affections. Basically, the horse loses or spits balls of semi-chewed food stuffs out of its mouth.
5 March 2023
Wolf teeth in horses
Wolf teeth are rudimentary molars found in a portion of our horses
1 June 2022
Wat als je paard een ontstoken tand heeft?
Article in Dutch
1 May 2022
Help, mijn paard heeft een spleetje tussen zijn tanden ...
Article in Dutch
30 April 2021
Tooth extraction in horses in 2021
Molar extractions 20 years ago were done almost exclusively under general anesthesia and via an (external) surgical approach. In 2021, this is still only necessary in very exceptional cases. As a result, the risk of complications has been drastically decreased (Caramello et al. 2020).
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
28 February 2021
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
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