Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Displacement of maxillary premolar teeth in a filly.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary dentistry
- Year:
- 2003
- Authors:
- Capik, Igor et al.
- Affiliation:
- Clinic of Surgery
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This case involves a 1.5-year-old female horse, known as a filly, that had issues with her upper left premolar teeth, specifically the third and fourth ones. These teeth were not coming in properly because of a previous injury to her face. Dental problems like this can happen in horses, but they are usually linked to trauma rather than normal development issues. The report discusses how the problem was diagnosed and treated, but it does not specify the exact treatment or outcome.
Abstract
Abnormalities of dental development such as hypoplasia of cementum, oligodontia, polydontia, enamel hypoplasia, brachygnathia, and prognathia are quite common in the horse. Abnormalities of eruption are less common and often associated with trauma. This case report describes the diagnosis and therapy for pre-eruption displacement of the maxillary left third and fourth premolar teeth resulting from previous facial trauma in a 1.5-year-old filly.
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