title: Complications of equine oral surgery.
abstract: The vast majority of equine oral procedures are dental-related and, unless great care is taken, almost all such procedures have the potential to cause marked short- or long-term damage to other oral structures. This review of the more common complications of oral surgery begins at the rostral oral cavity with procedures of the incisors, and then moves caudally to deal with complications related to procedures of wolf teeth and cheek teeth, including salivary duct disruption and dental sinusitis. Finally, complications associated with maxillary and mandibular fractures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK. p.m.dixon@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Padraic M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawkes
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003813:Dentistry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary