title: Removal of 11 incompletely erupted, impacted cheek teeth in 10 horses using a dental alveolar transcortical osteotomy and buccotomy approach.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe surgical technique and outcome in 10 horses with impacted cheek teeth that were removed by a transcortical osteotomy and buccotomy technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Horses (n=10) with impacted cheek teeth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records (2002-2008) of horses with impacted cheek teeth requiring removal were reviewed; surgical technique and outcome were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exodontia of 11 cheek teeth was performed surgically in 10 horses; 3 horses had complications (residual swelling of the mandible) that resolved and all horses returned to their previous use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transcortical buccotomy technique is effective for removal of incompletely erupted impacted cheek teeth in horses and has a good long-term prognosis for remission of clinical signs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transcortical buccotomy approach is an effective technique for removal of unerupted impacted equine cheek teeth.
authors: Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. henry.tremaine@bristol.ac.uk
authors: W Henry
authors: WH
authors: Tremaine
authors: Laura K
authors: LK
authors: McCluskie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary