Novel treatment of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis of incisor teeth in a 22-year-old Arabian mare

Equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis is a rarely reported condition in the incisor and canine teeth of older horses. Histologically, there is internal and external resorption of the tooth with formation of excessive cementum. Once lesions become infected or supragingival this co...

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Published in:Canadian veterinary journal 2015-08, Vol.56 (8), p.855-862
Main Authors: Grier-Lowe, Candace K, Anthony, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Female
Horse Diseases - therapy
Horses
Hypercementosis - surgery
Hypercementosis - veterinary
Oral Surgical Procedures - methods
Oral Surgical Procedures - veterinary
Scientific
Tooth Resorption - surgery
Tooth Resorption - veterinary
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Summary:Equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis is a rarely reported condition in the incisor and canine teeth of older horses. Histologically, there is internal and external resorption of the tooth with formation of excessive cementum. Once lesions become infected or supragingival this condition is very painful. The clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of hypercementosis in an Arabian mare are described.
ISSN:0008-5286