potto
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Hi, Advice, experiences and views would be appreciated. Have your horses had fillings? Root canals or have you opted for extractions. Looking at pros, cons, expenses. Thanks in advance.
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Fillings, root canals or extraction
- Thread starter potto
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Shay
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Might help to know why you are asking?
Extraction is far and away the most common in the UK. There is debate about fillings - although supporting a tooth with filling material to prevent fracture where extraction would be complex does happen. I'm not sure anyone has ever done a root canal on a horse.
Extraction is far and away the most common in the UK. There is debate about fillings - although supporting a tooth with filling material to prevent fracture where extraction would be complex does happen. I'm not sure anyone has ever done a root canal on a horse.
potto
Well-Known Member
Might help to know why you are asking?
Extraction is far and away the most common in the UK. There is debate about fillings - although supporting a tooth with filling material to prevent fracture where extraction would be complex does happen. I'm not sure anyone has ever done a root canal on a horse.
Thank you for your response. My horse was seen by dentist and needs x-ray. Talking diastama then found ? Cracked tooth bottom jaw. Was talking about specialist dental treatment hospital admission etc.
I am thinking....do fillings benefit the horse long term? How long do they last. Is this an escalating unnecessary cost, the benefits being equine research and advancement in dentistry but at the detriment and unnecessary discomfort of my horse. If an extraction is likely long term anyway and at a time in the future when insurance subsequently will probably refuse to pay out on teeth. Would it be better to extract now and continue usual regular work?
I guess i wanted to hear from others in uk look at any research regarding this.
cobz
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Thank you for your response. My horse was seen by dentist and needs x-ray. Talking diastama then found ? Cracked tooth bottom jaw. Was talking about specialist dental treatment hospital admission etc.
I am thinking....do fillings benefit the horse long term? How long do they last. Is this an escalating unnecessary cost, the benefits being equine research and advancement in dentistry but at the detriment and unnecessary discomfort of my horse. If an extraction is likely long term anyway and at a time in the future when insurance subsequently will probably refuse to pay out on teeth. Would it be better to extract now and continue usual regular work?
I guess i wanted to hear from others in uk look at any research regarding this.
Hi my friend had the exact same problem with her horse, the tooth was cracked and she had the same from vet and horse was seen by specialist and they gave her the options of extraction or filling, we got the impression that they were keen to fill it but she decided to extract the tooth because of the same reasons you have said, I think that once it was filled any further claim on insurance would be invalid. When the horse went in for extraction it was found that the crack was worse than first thought so tooth would have had to come out eventually if they had filled it! The mare healed really quickly and is back in ridden work and is fine just needs 6 monthly dentist.