01/27/2022
Good morning everyone! While we are not an equine hospital, this case is just too wild not to share. 🤯
This particular patient was the Idaho Equine Hospital's Case of the Day!
A 2 year old Quarter Horse gelding came in for an exam as the owner noticed a firm swelling on the lower jaw. The gelding was having no problems eating and no signs of pain to the touch. An exam showed no drainage with a normal oral exam. Radiographs then revealed what looked to be numerous disorganized tooth roots….
Next step surgery: Under general anesthesia the bone on the lower jaw was removed to expose a large cavity with numerous (𝟐𝟖𝟖 to be exact) unattached tooth roots. Most of these were able to be removed by flushing the cavity with saline, though some required the use of instruments to remove from the surrounding bone. No involvement of the oral cavity was noted. The cavity was left open to heal on its own with daily flushing. The horse was rechecked several weeks later and the area was healing well. He was expected to have a full recovery.
The diagnosis was a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚, 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 that is rare but can occur in young horses.
TWO HUNDRED & EIGHTY-EIGHT TEETH were removed from ONE HORSE! 😳That has to be a record.
Come back next week for something new and exciting!!
