Wolf teeth can cause problems in some horses but not others — and ultimately that is the main consideration when deciding whether to remove them in the interest of your horse’s health and comfort.

Dental extractions don’t always go according to plan, so the practitioner needs to be ready for potential complications before removing a tooth. A Pennyslvania practitioner recently described typical ...

Author John Mark O’Leary MRCVS is assistant professor at the UCD Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He is a specialist in endodontic dentistry treatment for horses and is inviting ...

As far as major dental surgeries go in horses, cheek tooth (premolar and molar) extraction is the most common; unfortunately, more than half these procedures pose risk of complication, noted Edward ...

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A flashlight was strapped to his head. He wielded a nearly foot-long tooth-extracting tool in his left hand. His right hand vanished inside a horse's mouth, and his forearm glistened with the animal's ...