Cheek tooth extraction?

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Has anyone's horse had this done? Mine started quidding quite badly over the weekend, EDT came out yesterday (first appointment I could get) and diagnosed two fractured cheek teeth. He thinks it's wear and tear rather than a trauma. Horse is 21. We have been referred to the Bush (luckily, they are actually my practice vets as well) on Monday for possible/probable extraction.

I am really rather worried. Horse hasn't travelled anywhere for about 7 years (I took him on about 4 years ago and kept him at the same yard as his previous owner). We are using the vet hospital's own transporter, so sure they will be great with him, but still worried :o to make it worse, I'm not enjoying the idea of having to take him in by myself (never had to take a horse to horsepital before) as my OH is away and I can't expect any of my horsey friends to take time off work just to accompany me :o

Anyway, has anyone any experience of the procedure/recovery/healing? Any idea of the costs involved? I am unsure whether insurance will cover it or not.
 
My horse has might have to
Have this Procedure soon we have had two trips too the bush and numerous to our own vets horsepital I was told
It would be up to four hours of standing surgery for one tooth a GA might be necessary if all is
Not straight forward he would
Be admitted for three to five days if all straight forward my horse is young it's easier if theHorse is older.
Mine has had X-rays and a ct scan so they can look at the issue iwas quoted between a
Thousand and fifteen hundred for a single tooth extraction as long as No complications and no GA needed my bill for X-rays and ct scan and widening of his diastemas was over £1200 he has Been back since then but have not had a bill yet so far I have spent close to £ 3000 on this jaw with no end in sight
They will offer you options and give you costs after they have assessed the prob take a book as you will wait around a lot while they X-ray or whatever it's awful
When you have to Leave them but they are very nice with them
And they are very closely monitored remember the passport !
good luck
 
Hi my horse had to have this done about 2 years ago at 20yr. His was also cracked. We had it done at home by the dentist with the vet to sedate him.
It took quite a lot of tugging but the dentist just pulled it out and it came out in two halves
After the sedative wore off he was fine just had to have bute and antbiotics for a week. He had no ill effects at all and i believe it cost about £150 including the vet bill for sedation so I didnt bother to claim on insurance but could of done.
As for the travelling last year my horse fractured his Tibia and had to go to horsepital. He also had not travelled for about 5 years and we were very worried but it all went ok and the staff at the horsepital were great. He had to stay in for 7 weeks but seemed to take it all in his stride. Then followed months of box rest but he is being ridden again now. Please dont worry too much I am sure everything will be fine. Good Luck
 
Yes I hope so too.
We were lucky I admit as it all went smoothly but were told if he couldnt get it out it would mean a GA which the dentist didnt relly want to do at his age. But you are right it is supposed to be easier in older horses. I couldnt believe the size of the tooth when they got it out though it was huge.
 
Thanks, both of you :)

Goldenstar, that's awful. I really hope you can get it sorted soon without it costing you too much more. I have read that it's worse with younger horses. :(Thanks so much for the info.

Mickey12345, I also hope my bill's more like yours! I've been on the phone to my friend who uses the same EDT as me - she was also referred for two possible extractions due to fractures with her older pony, but apparently as the teeth were not loose at all, they made the decision to file them right down to the gumline under sedation and have them maintained by the EDT every six months, rather than extract. She's expecting her bill to be £300-£400, I think, which is relatively manageable. Good to hear your boy is back in work after his fracture :)

Thanks again guys, no doubt I'll be posting on here when I'm waiting around on Monday!
 
Hi, my boy had this done via a flap removed from his face. He was 4 at the time and whilst he was in horsepital another much older horse came in for the same thing.
The vet tried to remove it by sedation but it broke off, so he had to have a GA. The aftercare wasnt difficult but it went on a long time. He had to have a trephine and his sinuses flushed about 3 times a day. He still had set backs a few years later as the infection kept coming back but he is now 13 and fine.
Thankfully I was insured and it exceeded the max £5k!
On a brighter note, the older horses tooth was removed standing under sedation and it was fine.
My vet told me that young horses had much longer roots and it was more difficult to remove a young horses teeth.

Good luck, I hope everything works out fine for you and your horse.
 
Louby, that's a scary story. Glad your horse is now fine, though. I am really hoping that my boy's will be a straightforward case and that his age will actually go in his favour. Fingers crossed!
 
Hi all - just thought I'd post a quick update. My boy went in to see Paddy Dixon at the Bush on Monday - travelled like he'd been in a trailer yesterday (phew :-D) and was reasonably good on arrival, if rather shouty.
The good news is they decided against extraction there and then, choosing to file the teeth down quite significantly instead.

The bad news is he will need to make two return trips to monitor progress over the next 12 months. Apparently only one of the two teeth the edt identified is actually fractured, but they are both badly decayed (was fascinating to watch the endoscope and see the x-rays, actually) and will probably require extraction eventually. Have been told to return to normal management - horse still quidding slightly, but improving and I hope it's just a case of things settling down. I can't even get any bute into the bugger, as he is refusing it, despite mint and molasses (prob not the best thing for tooth decay) in feed. Grrr.

I'm a bit relieved to be expecting a bill in the hundreds rather than the thousands, at least for this trip. Also hoping the insurance claim is relatively straightforward.

Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks again for all the info you guys supplied, it was much appreciated.
 
Just caught up with this and my 12 year old stallion had a fractured tooth identified by our EDT the other week. Vet came to look and said he would have to be referred to the Bush and Paddy. As this all happened the week before daughters wedding its only now that we are dealing with the referral. I would be interested to know the cost too. We reckoned he got a kick from his favourite wife last summer when she had a colt foal at foot and didnt want to know him. He certainly didnt have it when his teeth were done in the spring of last year. He is a Welsh B so not a huge lad!
 
Glad to hear your horse is ok - I had a dreadful experience at the Bush with a tooth extraction and related sinus problems, although it wasn't Professor Dixon who dealt with her, it was one of his staff who lacked somewhat in communication and interpersonal skills. My horse ended up spending nearly 3 months in there as a result of complications which could well have been avoided had the vet at the Bush listened to what my own vet had said......
 
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