Advanced equine dentistry

Advanced equine dentistry We are Victoria's only dedicated equine dental vet practice. We offer the latest equipment, training and techniques.
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It might be a quick sketch and the details are far from perfect, however the point it’s trying to convey is an important...
05/09/2026

It might be a quick sketch and the details are far from perfect, however the point it’s trying to convey is an important one that is perhaps not as well understood as it could be.
Essentially the size and the shape of a horses skull has an impact on how the teeth are positioned, the curve running front to back through the arch of the cheek teeth is referred to as the curvature of Spee. In breeds with a shortened factor with a dished face ( such as many pony and Arab breeds ) there is an increased angle which in turn results in increased angulation of the individual cheek teeth. Whilst in itself not directly an issue it does contribute to certain types of dental disease, In particular overcrowding of teeth, maleruption of teeth, tooth impaction and periodontal disease.

Called in an “ Expert “ for a second opinion on this challenging case. Clearly he knew what he was doing and even showed...
04/09/2026

Called in an “ Expert “ for a second opinion on this challenging case. Clearly he knew what he was doing and even showed up.. on his horse. 😉

It’s a simple point BUT we feel a very important one that’s often overlooked and misunderstood. You see or rather you do...
04/09/2026

It’s a simple point BUT we feel a very important one that’s often overlooked and misunderstood. You see or rather you don’t .. here are some images demonstrating the CLEAR difference between a mouth that has been flushed prior to a dental examination and one that has not. YET even so there are still a lot of people whose horses are examined without being PROPERLY cleaned first.
To try to help explain you’ll notice the photos of the bucket showing how much water and feed must be flushed before the mouth is likely to be clean enough to examine * note in the patient shown there was still a pesky piece of clover that had to be removed mid exam as it obscured important structures from being examined. SO if you think it’s possible to perform quality dental exams without this vital step being carried out correctly, you might not be thinking very hard at all 🙂

Just a few photos after a couple of excellent days and incredible weather in Northern Tasmania with Nelly Jaehne of Fire...
01/09/2026

Just a few photos after a couple of excellent days and incredible weather in Northern Tasmania with Nelly Jaehne of Firestone Lodge.

It doesn’t always have to be serious … Teaming up with an interested client to answer a questionAnd the result Well w...
28/08/2026

It doesn’t always have to be serious …
Teaming up with an interested client to answer a question
And the result
Well we call it part art… part sinus.
X-rays are a very important part of dental practice
I’m sure you can appreciate that
What you perhaps might not appreciate is how much variation there is in the following
The composition of the image
The labelling and identification
The clarity or quality of the image
The exposure of the image
The interpretation of the image ( what does what’s shown mean on any individual image )
The image in the context of all relevant clinically available information
The age of the patient
And the region of interest being assessed

So whilst you stop and pause to take in our X-ray art piece perhaps you might also pause to think about the information above and the complex technology that goes into acquiring these images alongside the experience, practice, expertise and additional information that also need to accompany them to make them useful, diagnostic and valuable.

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Pulp exposure It’s a term that many have never even heard of, and even fewer truly understand. AND yet it’s a very impor...
26/08/2026

Pulp exposure
It’s a term that many have never even heard of, and even fewer truly understand. AND yet it’s a very important term which is part of an area of veterinary dental practice connected with both the health of nerves and teeth. Pulp exposure occurs predominately when there is no longer the ability for the cells that produce a tissue called dentine to be viable. This resulting inability to produce new dentine means that the patient wears through the remaining dentine over a pulp canal ( or root canal ) and when that happens an opening appears on the tooth surface into the canal ( This is termed an open pulp or a Pulp Exposure )
Now to make it more complex not all pulp exposures are equal, this is partly because not all exposures lead to direct communication between the tooth surface and the tooth’s root.
But in cases where this does happen the root canal fills with feed which quickly becomes rotten and carries with it bacteria. These bacteria travel to the tooth root via the canal and set up infection. This leads to pain and often the need to extract the infected and affected tooth. This is what is being shown in the attached photos of a recent case.

The days are often long And there’s sometimes many miles We deal almost constantly with people who are stressed And with...
22/08/2026

The days are often long
And there’s sometimes many miles
We deal almost constantly with people who are stressed
And with some patients who are too
The tasks we have to perform are complex
And are sometimes mistakenly seen as “ simple “
But although its a lot to manage and juggle
It’s the experience that comes from having managed and juggled SO many cases that’s puts us in a position to see and or anticipate things that might not always seem apparent.
As I write this my 2 IC is gently snoring into a pillow after yet another 12-14 hour day

Excellent case today close to Melbourne, patient presented with significant difficulty managing hay. We will keep you up...
21/08/2026

Excellent case today close to Melbourne, patient presented with significant difficulty managing hay. We will keep you updated on their progress, and hope they make a speedy recovery.
They say love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life ..
Not sure that’s true however we do enjoy bringing some fun and a few laughs into the workplace, particularly as it’s not an easy job and people are often stressed so humour is one way to help them cope.

The term Lith means stone, and so within the body there are a number of different types of mineral buildups that can occ...
19/08/2026

The term Lith means stone, and so within the body there are a number of different types of mineral buildups that can occur. They are named according to where they occur. Many of you will be familiar with terms like Gall Stones or Kidney Stones for example? WELL similar deposits can occur in other body systems. When describing them medically the term lith is applied, so in the bowel these are termed enteroliths, or translated Bowel Stones. These can be very large and very often are removed via surgery, another location that you may not be aware of where these stones or liths can occur is the salivary ducts, these are termed Sialoliths and that’s what is pictured here.
These develop in much the same way as other liths, often the patient has some changes in their saliva and usually there is also something at the centre of the stone ( usually a foreign body such as a piece of grass etc ) Over time these sialoliths lay down more outer layers within the salivary duct and grow larger. As they increase in size they block the duct and cause pain and swelling. Treatment of these again involves surgical removal ( shown here ) and monitoring as many patients will develop another sialolith in the future.

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What lies beneath ?The canine teeth are often misunderstood, and confused many times with the completely different but s...
11/08/2026

What lies beneath ?
The canine teeth are often misunderstood, and confused many times with the completely different but similar sounding wolf teeth. Canines are a unique tooth for horses when compared with the other tooth types within their mouthes.
Canine teeth are actually the weapons of predominantly male horses. So in modern terms they are essentially redundant in most cases, in the wild they are used by stallions to rip and tear the flesh of other stallions and help in establishing territory.
The reality is that they are seen in mares BUT not routinely AND they tend to be much much smaller, ironically closer in size to the wolf tooth.
Now canines might not have much use these days BUT they do have and cause problems. Sometimes people will ask why we don’t routinely remove them like is often done with wolf teeth.
This is a good question and the reason is that these are much larger teeth and removal of them is a major piece of surgery, the other reason is that head carriage issues causes by canines is usually corrected with changes or adjustments in tack.
Surgery to remove canines however is commonly required due to painful issues like infection, fracture etc.
To give some perspective these surgeries of which we have performed thousands are each different and unique, which usually take several hours to complete.
Take a look at the attached photos particularly the poorly manipulated image which is designed to help demonstrated JUST how much of the tooth is located within the horses jaw.
Removing these teeth is major surgery involving removing part of the bone of the jaw, the use of X-rays, nerve blocks, pain relief , surgical instruments and medications.
Healing takes around 6-8 weeks following surgery.
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