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Floats used for routine work |
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Power tools for corrections of a severe nature |
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Eric Cleary instructing students on how to reduce incisors at the American School of Equine Dentistry |
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Students at work in the field at the American School of Equine Dentistry |
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Roping a wild horse in America in order to do his teeth |
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Tools for extracting horses teeth |
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40 year old horse the molars have worn away and only the roots remain |
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40 year old second arcade |
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This pony called "cobweb" had an incisor displaced by a retained cap. This tooth was removed. |
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Cobwebs incisor tooth removed |
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"William". A minature Shetland with prognathism often called Monkey or Sow mouth |
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A second view of William. The malocclussion is severe as the horse has had no dental attention. |
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William's incisors after extensive power work. |
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Major corrections like this often have to be done in two visits. |
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It is not always possible to remove the correct amount of tooth in one go as there is a danger of exposing the pulp chamber. Further work will be done in 6 months. |
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Incisors broken by trauma possibly a kick from a stallion |
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frontal view of broken incisors |
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212 supernumary tooth. This draft horse has an extra tooth at the back of the 200 arcade the tooth was machined down to the gum line. |
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Draft horse supernumary tooth 112 on the right arcade |
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Focal overgrowths on molar arcade |
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Rostral hook 106 and atr on a young racehorse |
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A lower ramp note the first tooth (406) towering above the rest. |
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More focal over growths causing the horses jaw to lock up. |
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Another horse with severe abnormalities.This horse is aged, it is a delicate balance to restore the occlusial suface without reducing the tooth to far |
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14 year old horse this horses teeth were so bad it was unable to eat. |
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Working on the upper arcades using power tools |
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Close up of incisor correction. Note the level line of the incisors. |
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Eric Cleary with horse at the rescue centre in Virginia note the poor condition. |
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The same grey horse now we know why it is in such poor condition. The horse has severe dental abnormalities. |
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Dr Hyde shows the students the problems with the grey horse and instructs them on what to do to correct it. |
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Working on the grey horse note the now level upper arcades. |
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Not dental but interesting.Horse being treated for west nile disease which effects the nervous system. Often fatally, it was unable to stand at all. |
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The sling being used was special designed for horse rescue by the Days End rescue centre. The ASED students are rallying round to get the horse up. |
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Nearly up. After treatment by Dr Hyde the horse made a full recovery. |
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Up on his feet unable to maintain his balance but he still remembers how to eat. The scaffolding was loaned by a local company. |
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Dr Hyde the owner of the American School of Equine Dentistry giving a talk to the 4 H the equivalent of our pony club |
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The 4 H learning how to care for teeth at an early age. |
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