Tooth bumps on top of nose

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At a show recently a judge said my filly’s tooth bumps were starting and she was very nice about it but also honest in saying that they make her look rougher - so I’m not really showing her again this year.

Obviously they come at the top when teeth’s coming in but they look pretty extreme to me. We have the dentist (vet who’s specialised in dentistry) on Monday so they will have a look but just wondering if its normal/common for them to be this large?

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At a show recently a judge said my filly’s tooth bumps were starting and she was very nice about it but also honest in saying that they make her look rougher - so I’m not really showing her again this year.

Obviously they come at the top when teeth’s coming in but they look pretty extreme to me. We have the dentist (vet who’s specialised in dentistry) on Monday so they will have a look but just wondering if its normal/common for them to be this large?

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Never seen it before, and I've had lots of youngsters. You usually see them in the bottom of the jaw. Be interesting to see what your EDT makes of them.
 

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See that was my other though, I’ve only really read about them at the bottom. But then I’ve seen a few on google at the top too. Last visit to the dentist approx 6/7 months ago she didn’t have them and dentist said she looked like a perfect little mouth. She’s never had a runny nose or eyes and eats fine with no snot or coughing.
 
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My mini Shettie had one in the left side of her upper jaw when she was younger (she's 11 now). It looked like someone had put a golf ball in there. She had no problems as a result of it- she was eating/drinking fine, not rubbing her face, no nasal or eye discharge, no coughing etc. I got it checked out and the vet said as it was not affecting her to leave well alone because in time it should right itself. At the time I still had my old boy who had teeth troubles so I was having his teeth checked every 3-4 months. I got hers checked every time his were done to make sure nothing untoward was happening and it did right itself after a while. It spoiled the look of her face at the time but you can't tell it was ever there now.
 

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That’s very reassuring :) I’m doing the same with her basically every vet/dentist appointment she comes along for the ride just to get her used to things. First born syndrome! Haven’t done hardly any of that with my second born foal 😂
 

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My connemara still had them top and bottom when I bought her a year ago (age 2), but they've gone now and she didn't seem to suffer any issues with them. The ones underneath were the most pronounced I've seen, so I was a little concerned at the time but my dental vet was never remotely concerned
 
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