Do you get the denist out for youngsters???

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Just a quick question... this is my first youngster and at the first yard I was at they said 'oh no i dont bother with any dentist till their ready for backing' but then new yard 'oh yes should have dentist out regulary'

So dont really know what to do, I wouldnt mind just giving him a check up as a few baby teeth are popping out... even managed to keep one and took it to work to gross out all my collegues haha!

Also, does anyone know dentists in Lancashire / Burnley area???
 
I certainly get the dentist to check my youngsters teeth when they visit. I like to have wolf teeth taken out routinely before they are broken.
 
I haven't had any horse younger than 4yo but i am planning a foal next year and i will be having the dentist out every 6 months because miniatures can have teeth problems and i don't want to risk a disfigured face!
 
I've had my two (one now three and one now five) done as a matter of course, it didn't occur to me that youngsters wouldn't need doing - I guess it cant hurt to get them checked out but it could hurt to be unaware of a problem so I would be inclined to get them checked
 
It is highly advisable to have routine checks done on young horses, especially when they are teething. More often than not everything is fine and needs no treatment but its wise to ensure that the 'deciduous' teeth do not require capping.
Wolf teeth are best removed imo but I had my vet carry that out as he is also great at dental work and he had to come anyway to sedate for them to be removed. Very easy, it took less than 2 minutes!
 
I would use a vet rather than a dentist as they can sedate the horse if necessary and also because many equine dentists have no professional qualifications.
 
Cheers guys, well Im going to ask up at the yard which denitist they use, there was a nice guy from Cheshire who used to come up but dont know whether hes retired or not!! Do not like to use the vet as had a bad experiance with them previously.
 
I've always had my youngsters checked when my adult horse is done. So far the gelding hasn't needed anything done (3YO) and the grey had her first, light rasp this Jan and she's 5 now. Every other time they've looked in her mouth and not needed to do anything.
 
I'm someone else that prefers to use a vet that's done a course in dentistry than use an Equine Dentist - mostly because some horses do need sedation
I think its a good idea to have their teeth checked from a really early age even if nothing is wrong they're getting used to the idea of having the mouth inspected
 
My rising 4 yr old had her vaccs the other week so I asked the vet to have a quick look, as she hadn't been seen by a dentist previously, and he told me she has two wolf teeth that would need to come out but he said probably not for another 6-8 months. I am booking the dentist out in March to have a look as well & will arrange vet/dentist together when she needs them removing :)
 
Carrots&Mints said:
Just a quick question... this is my first youngster and at the first yard I was at they said 'oh no i dont bother with any dentist till their ready for backing' but then new yard 'oh yes should have dentist out regulary'

So dont really know what to do, I wouldnt mind just giving him a check up as a few baby teeth are popping out... even managed to keep one and took it to work to gross out all my collegues haha!

Also, does anyone know dentists in Lancashire / Burnley area???
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Yes I do in answer to thread. I think its very important for youngsters teeth to grow normally and to get youngster used to dentist.

I would use a EDT over a vet any day.
 
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i regularly have a qualified edt to check all my horses teeth from a very young age. i don't use vets, even the equine ones seem rubbish with teeth. my rising four year old lost a tooth on the yard within a ren minute space this morning. i knew she had some lose ones.
 
I have mine done regularly as adults and the babies have always had theirs checked at the same time but have never had anything done until approaching 4 when they are bitted. The gelding had his wolf teeth out when he had his castration done at the horspital
 
I had mine done every 6 months by an EDT who is also a Vet. Her caps didn't seem to want to come off on their own and her breath would change slightly as food got packed around them. As a result I have almost the whole set of her milk teeth because the dentist would pop them off :)
 
Milo is 9 months and had seen the dentist 3 times so far - his mom was seen when he was a few months old so he was checked over, my sister's cob was done when Milo was about 6 months so he was checked and 'had a chew' on a small rasp and then same again the other week when Roo was done. He gets checked over to make sure that everything is coming through correctly and he has a bit of a chew on the rasp to let him get used to the feel and take any sharp points off without the stress of putting a gag on him yet. He's very good for the dentist and it's a brilliant way to make ti a chilled introduction thats stress free for milo
 
Shysmum said:
youngsters actually need their teeth doing every six months, until about three - so whoever told you that knows nowt !
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This, entirely! Mine is done as part of his health plan with the Equine Vet's practice in Great Harwood
Near Blackburn - not a million miles from you). He's rising 3 and shedding teeth like confetti!!
 
My boy is rising 3 and saw the EDT last year and is seeing him again on Friday. He is loosing teeth and chewing everything! Is this normal for a horse? My YO is stressing out as he is destroying the barn!
 
Carrots&Mints said:
Just a quick question... this is my first youngster and at the first yard I was at they said 'oh no i dont bother with any dentist till their ready for backing' but then new yard 'oh yes should have dentist out regulary'

So dont really know what to do, I wouldnt mind just giving him a check up as a few baby teeth are popping out... even managed to keep one and took it to work to gross out all my collegues haha!

Also, does anyone know dentists in Lancashire / Burnley area???
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Wrong, just like hooves its important babies and youngsters get checked from an early age to correct and problems with teeth/ hooves which otherwise can cause problems. My mare had parrot mouth grew out of a lot but needed help with it, there are many things that can go wrong with baby teeth as we know for ourselves.

Things that can go wrong is

parrot mouth
teeth growing at the wrong angle due to shape of in mouth
Retained Deciduous Incisors
Malocclusions

Its very important to have corrections done while the horse is young and changes can be made
 
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