title: The gold standard of dental care: the juvenile horse.
abstract: Postpartum evaluation of the foal's head and mouth are performed to detect craniofacial malformations and other congenital defects. Detailed oral examination and diagnostic imaging can provide diagnostic and prognostic information about congenital abnormalities of the mouth or skull. Important abnormalities of foals include wry nose, cleft palate, overbite (parrot mouth), and underbite (monkey mouth, sow mouth). Tumors and cysts can be detected in young horses. In juvenile horses, primary dental care procedures include oral examination, management of sharp enamel points, management of deciduous teeth, and management of wolf teeth. Facial or jaw swellings are also important considerations.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USA. cgriffin@cvm.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Cleet
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Craniofacial abnormality; Dental eruption; Facial swelling; Juvenile horse; Malocclusion