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Discussion on Chipped front tooth
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Member:
mandrie
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Posted on Sunday, Dec 9, 2007 - 4:49 pm:
My horse was mouthing a gate, pulled back, and chipped a front tooth. It bled a little for about 10 minutes, then stopped. He didn't act like it was sensitive. i didn't find anything in the articles addressing this-how should this be treated?
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Dec 9, 2007 - 5:54 pm:
Marie, is this an adult or deciduous (baby) tooth? If an adult this should be assessed by your veterinarian to determine if the central pulp is exposed. If it is, it is possible that it will become infected, kill the tooth, and require tooth removal. To prevent this you might consider having the defect filled like a cavity in a human tooth. Some veterinary dentists do this but if this is not available you might check with your local dentist, they often take an interest in such cases.
Until the vet can get out flushing the wound with water under pressure (a hose or large syringe) a several times a day to keep it clean will probably suffice but contact your veterinarian to see if they agree.
DrO
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mandrie
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Posted on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 - 8:58 pm:
Thanks for your response Dr. O. It was an adult incisor (1st pair) .The pulp was exposed, but the vet/dentist cleaned it out and filled it, (who knew).
I was wondering though, as I am also dealing with white line, whether there could be something systemic going on, causing bad teeth, bad feet? Or perhaps poor nutrition in the past?
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007 - 7:36 am:
Assuming your horse in in good condition and feels good, I don't think that is likely but when one asks "could?" it is hard to think there is not some zebra out there somewhere. If you are concerned about this review Overview of Nutrition with an eye to your particular procedures and foodstuffs.
DrO
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malhana
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 - 7:03 am:
I am prepping a yearling for a horse sale and discovered yesterday he had broken (diagonally) his upper front incisor.What to do?
thank you, Annette
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Aug 14, 2009 - 3:31 am:
Since this is a deciduous (baby) tooth normally treatment in not recommended unless you have other problems arising from the broken tooth, like infection.
DrO
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