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Advanced equine dentistry

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 418 598 621

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25.01.2022 Ok Quizkids Some interesting, and challenging cases today sent by Newcastle Equine. here is one, place answers below.

25.01.2022 Well. We all stayed cool and sun safe today, although Rubys methods were unique

24.01.2022 Can you identify the issue here? www.AED.vet

23.01.2022 This is more complex than you might imagine, for example on which side do you think the cause of this problem is

22.01.2022 A reminder about how important it is to be as thorough at each exam as possible... heres one we found today, but had missed on a previous exam.

21.01.2022 Fractured hypercementotic cheek tooth if that’s too much gobble de gook for you, a very sore broken and infected tooth, that’s now out and gone. www.AED.vet

21.01.2022 Ask yourself what could you be missing?

21.01.2022 Let’s see how closely ... you really look Dental problems can be frustrating as they are often hidden away, and be difficult to find requiring patience and persistence to discover .... just make sure your horses are getting a thorough and detailed examination

21.01.2022 Quizkids, here is one for you! View the video and then post your answers below in the comments.

20.01.2022 Thanks to Dr Kylie Hardwicke from Hawkesbury Equine for referring this interesting case today. We were smiling whilst performing the surgery and soon this patient will be all smiles again too! This is a very common situation and one that as a horse owner A you may not be aware of B you’d be unlikely to know about if it was happening to a horse in your care This type of injury and the subsequent developmental changes to teeth including infection is common place. The most co...mmon way this occurs is called A pull back injury where a horse has something between its front teeth, takes fright, pulls back without letting go... and there you have it. Other causes include being kicked, falling and running into objects. Despite the obvious changes and maybe somewhat shocking appearance these cases are easily managed, and the horses recover very well and have no issues through life with eating. Just imagine how YOU might feel with a front tooth like that! view the xrays to see the abscess. www.AED.vet See more

17.01.2022 As horses age ... like humans their teeth can become thin, brittle and begin to have areas of wear. These factors can lead to where this reaches the junction of roots, leading to separation of a single tooth into individual roots, or to fractures of roots or tooth crowns ( as shown here ) These two fractured fragments where removed today from seperate teeth in the same patient. The Big fragment is also shown in the mouth, the small fragment would be difficult to photograph introlly due to its small size, however both would cause discomfort. Changes like the ones she on can happen quickly ( This patient is checked every six months and these fractures have occurred within this time )

16.01.2022 Just for a second, take a look at the way these tooth roots are shaped and positioned... now give some thought to getting this tooth out.

15.01.2022 X-rays are just one tool, when it comes to dentistry, whilst they do not or should not define all decisions when it comes to dental disease and dental extractions, they are a very good tool when used correctly. Here is an example from today, this patient had a number of issues involving several teeth, but if we focus on this one which had pulp exposure ( nerve death ) looking at the xray and the extracted tooth you can see the root shortening or bluntning, the widening of the periodontal space and the changes occluding the pulp canal.

15.01.2022 Well. With the last minute addition of little Herbie here with a referral from Dr Isobel Collier of Longford Equine Clinic to assess and remove a painful cheek tooth today that makes the last one the last one Ruby insisted that I put it in writing that that is absolutely the LAST one. So a great one to finish on for this years tour De Tassie through which with the help of an amazing team and referrals from local veterinarians we have personally assessed and treated more than 400 patients. Hopefully little Herbie feels much better now and for now it’s time for Ruby and I to make the trip back to the mainland see you next year. Toothmaniacs

14.01.2022 Bit of surgery, then off ... to Da beach

14.01.2022 Thanks to Dr Isobel Collier of the Longford Equine Clinic for referring this case involving severe periodontal disease in a young working horse.

13.01.2022 A good case today sent our way here in Southern tasmania from Dr Libby Cooper of Vet in the valley, as you can see there was a bit to unravel to get this patient sorted.

12.01.2022 Periondontal disease is STILL the No.1 disease affecting horses that many horse owners are blissfully unaware of ... thing is, chances are their horses... know ALL about it. To learn more why not visit our website www.AED.vet

11.01.2022 Couple of photos from the last 24hours, thanks to Lisa Gomes for lunch and Leanne Shead for some shade. The very small piece of tooth shown didn’t extract itself .. for those still wanting some convincing that teeth do not simply fall out. As for the trauma shown ... see if you can guess the cause.

09.01.2022 Good day today in northern Tasmania at Valmont with the help of India Woods and Kieran Woods, a number of complex cases and some stunning scenery and weather to boot.

09.01.2022 It’s unusual, do you know why?

07.01.2022 Here is a good case from today, courtesy of the team at Wyong Equine Clinic. This is a fractured chronically dead cheek tooth, which is perhaps more common than many of you may realise. Many changes take place when a tooth is injured, and which changes and in what order will vary from tooth to tooth ( Even in the same patient ) Assessing these types of cases is far from simple or Straightforward and certainly presents challenges. One of the key elements common to such ca...ses is that they are chronic. Infact chronic infection of cheek teeth is possibly the most common complicating factor elevating the level of difficulty in what is often already a complex field. Of course there are cases where chronicity will aid tooth removal, however on balance the earlier you can have the issue or issues identified and addressed the better. So if you are a horse owner then the take home message from this is regular dental checks are your best tool in preventing and detecting problems early. See more

06.01.2022 A few highlights

04.01.2022 Compare the pair...

02.01.2022 Diverging roots are common, and represent one of the many challenges facing dental veterinarians when assessing and addressing these cases. In this case the patient had an infection in one of the roots shown leading to a painful jaw swelling with a discharge through the skin. Now if you can picture this shape in 3D you might understand why getting teeth like this one out intact can take a fair degree of time, skill, patience and experience.

01.01.2022 A good case today, sent our way by Wyong Equine Clinic. In this case the patient had several dental issues including a fractured cheek tooth, and infection around the tooth roots of 2 teeth . Horses unlike people find it very difficult to tell anyone about this type of pain, which is why it’s so important that each horse sees a dental veterinarian regularly. That’s because we have equipment, training and skills that are not found elsewhere, and because it is these that allow dental veterinarians to find these types of issues and deal with them for horses who can neither deal with the problems nor often tell anyone about them. View the images, post questions if you have them, and book your next dental with a dental veterinarian. www.AED.vet

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