Dental Care


Essential to your horses' health.
Proper dental care is essential to your horses' health. Your horse will be more comfortable, utilize feed more efficiently, perform better and may even live longer.

Malocclusions, or the improper position and contact between teeth, lead to inefficient chewing, bit discomfort, excessive wear and premature loss of teeth. Many horses will not show symptoms of dental problems until it is too late. Horses experiencing oral pain will not perform up to their best abilities.

Complete oral exams every six months to one year and regular preventative dental care allow horses to live healthier and perform better.

Our goal is a happy healthy horse!




Expamples of Typical Dental Problems...


Molars

• Caudal hooks
• Rostral hooks
• Ramps
• Enamel points
• Sheared molar table
• Wave complexes
• Stepped molars
• Accentuated transverse ridges
• Periodontal pockets
• Diastema

• Overbite
• Underbite
• Ventral curvature (smile)
• Dorsal curvature (frown)
• Offset or diagonal bite
• Bone Spur
• Wolf teeth
• Blind wolf tooth