Garden State Equine Veterinary Dentistry

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Garden State Equine Veterinary Dentistry Comprehensive equine dental care & exceptional service for horse owners and trainers in New Jersey.

As a critical component of your horse's health care team, we complement and enhance the care that your horse receives from your regular veterinarian. This mobile dental practice sees routine and referral cases at farms and equine hospitals throughout most of the Garden State.

It’s National Veterinary Technician Appreciation week and we are tremendously grateful for our super team! Alexa and Bri...
10/22/2026

It’s National Veterinary Technician Appreciation week and we are tremendously grateful for our super team! Alexa and Brigid are highly skilled horse whisperers, radiograph technicians, drivers, placers of IV catheters, fixers of broken things, finders of things lost by Dr. McAndrews, motivational speakers during long surgeries/ days/ drives, experts at keeping Dr. McAndrews and horse owners focused on the task at hand, and super knowledgeable at all things horse dentistry. Thank you Alexa and Brigid for all that you do!

Picture from the weekend when we all had a fun time eventing/ watching at the Horse Park of New Jersey.

The most important part of equine dentistry isn't the floating, it's the oral exam! Sedation, a speculum, bright light, ...
10/22/2026

The most important part of equine dentistry isn't the floating, it's the oral exam! Sedation, a speculum, bright light, and mirror are essential to thoroughly evaluate the mouth. This miniature horse had a history of hand floating, but no oral exams were performed. It was referred to us by another veterinarian after they found this severe hook causing soft tissue trauma and discomfort. Because we have specialized instruments just for miniature sized critters, we were able to safely reduce this overlong tooth without causing additional trauma. Continuing to reduce this tooth will be a slow process. Because they have blood and nerve supply, teeth that are as severely overlong as this one need to be reduced gradually overtime to avoid exposing the live parts of the tooth. Even though this tooth can't be brought back to "normal" in one visit, this horse will still feel immediate relief!

We recently received an email from Molly McGuire, a high school student in New York (and hopefully a future veterinarian...
10/01/2026

We recently received an email from Molly McGuire, a high school student in New York (and hopefully a future veterinarian), that is doing a research project on EOTRH (Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis). Her research goal is "to try to find a connection between the signalment and lifestyle of these horses [that have had their incisors removed] and the development of EOTRH."

If we have diagnosed and treated your horse with EOTRH, we hope you can fill out this short survey to help Molly with her research project!

You can find the survey by following the QR code or clicking the below link. *Garden State Equine Veterinary Dentistry is not affiliated with this research study, we are posting as a courtesy.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKo3Xlklu3Ha8uGzUN8LnMDITTKyDZqSDDKse-dXBob0vQfQ/viewform?usp=header

Let's do some investigative medicine! We recently saw a very large herd of horses and two of them had tongues with the s...
09/24/2026

Let's do some investigative medicine!

We recently saw a very large herd of horses and two of them had tongues with the superficial abrasions you see here. There were numerous pastures on the property, and these two were recently put in a new pasture together. Upon closer inspection, they had visible bot eggs attached to their hair coat.

The markings on their tongues are actually caused by bot fly migration! When the horses groom themselves, they ingest the eggs and larvae burrow into the tongue and gingiva causing irritation. They stay in the mouth for several weeks before molting and migrating into the stomach.

Prevention is key. Carefully removing the visible eggs with a bot knife and deworming with ivermectin will kill the larvae before they mature.

It is always important to investigate lumps and bumps! The firm swelling on this 2 year old miniature horse was caused b...
08/20/2026

It is always important to investigate lumps and bumps! The firm swelling on this 2 year old miniature horse was caused by a malocclusion of the 407. The 806 and 807 caps (also called deciduous teeth or baby teeth) looked fairly normal on the oral side, but the permanent 407 was erupting sideways, with the roots being just under that large bump and the crown of the tooth pointing towards the permanent 406.

Because of their tiny heads and big teeth, mini horses and mini donkeys frequently have issues with malocclusions. Routine oral exams are essential to diagnose, monitor, and treat these problems.

For this fellow, a surgical extraction was warranted because the 406 and 407 had not yet erupted into the mouth. A small incision was made on the outside of the mandible and the teeth were extracted surgically without disrupting the deciduous teeth in the mouth.

Loving this photo taken by of Dunedin LB Muze ridden by of at the Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, Inc.! ...
08/08/2026

Loving this photo taken by of Dunedin LB Muze ridden by of at the Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, Inc.!

Did you know horses get cavities (caries) too? This young horse had caries of one of his incisors. There was concern the...
08/05/2026

Did you know horses get cavities (caries) too? This young horse had caries of one of his incisors. There was concern the decay would eventually reach the pulp canal and his owner was concerned about his cosmetic appearance. The steps of a restoration are the same as when you have a cavity filled at the human dentist! The cavity was debrided (cleaned), an acid etch was applied and then rinsed off to prepare the area for the restoration, bonding material was placed, and finally the composite was applied. What a beautiful smile he now has!

Tongue in or tongue out Tuesday? Both of these senior horses have had their incisors extracted due to advanced EOTRH (Eq...
07/28/2026

Tongue in or tongue out Tuesday? Both of these senior horses have had their incisors extracted due to advanced EOTRH (Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis). We always like to tell owners that after the incisors are extracted, their tongue may hang out of their mouth. They are perfectly capable of holding their tongue in, but some just choose to let it flap in the breeze 😂. The first horse here prefers to tuck his tongue in his lower lip, he's not keen on looking goofy. However, the second horse prefers to give you a little giggle every time you see him 😛 We've included a picture of what they look like fully healed post-extraction, and as shown in a previous video they can still graze vigorously with no front teeth!

Who doesn’t love a good jump picture? GSEVD is a proud sponsor of the horseparkofnewjersey and we were excited that Dr. ...
07/25/2026

Who doesn’t love a good jump picture? GSEVD is a proud sponsor of the horseparkofnewjersey and we were excited that Dr. McAndrews and her horse, Caleb, finally got to jump our jump. The horse crazy kid in the second photo is also Dr. McAndrews. Did you know that horse crazy vet students are often advised not to become much needed horse doctors because “they won’t have time to ride.” Well, Dr. McAndrews and many of her accomplished equestrian friends who also happen to be horse doctors can attest it is possible. It may take a minute to get there, but horse crazy kids can definitely grow up to be horse crazy horse doctors. aaephorsedocs First photo credit: jennaoconnorphotography

What do all of these teeth have in common? They all have multiple pulp horn defects! Pulp horn defects are defects in th...
07/20/2026

What do all of these teeth have in common? They all have multiple pulp horn defects! Pulp horn defects are defects in the covering that protects the pulp - the live part of the tooth where the blood and nerve supply lives. Pulp exposure can be caused by fractures, cavities, and even over-floating, or can be a sign that the tooth developed abnormally. Routine sedated oral exams with a speculum, bright light, mirror, and pulp explorers are essential to be able to notice these defects.

Pulp horn defects are a sign that the tooth is unhealthy. When a pulp horn is exposed, food and bacteria can travel down to the roots of the tooth, leading to infection. We recommend radiographs to assess the health of the tooth when multiple pulp horn defects are noted.

The pulp horn defects are circled in red. The green arrows point to areas where the teeth have fractured.

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