If you are doing dentals on young horses,  it’s a really good idea to have a pair of cap spreaders handy and ready in your bucket. The...

As a veterinarian, we are often called to put horses to sleep, and it is never an easy job emotionally, and never one to be taken lightly.

What you are describing are very common clinical signs of an aged horse with dental problems. A complete physical and dental exam is...

A complete oral examination is definitely needed here as soon as possible. Possible causes are an impacted tooth, an abscessed tooth...

Firstly, I must stress that any tool used on a horse's mouth is only as dangerous as the hands that drive it. The same can be said for a...

Head tossing is one of many possible behavioural responses to pain in the mouth when being ridden or bitted. Other behavioural problems...

Performance Dentistry is specifically: "Examination of the function, balance and symmetry of incisors and molar teeth, and treatment as...

by Gary Wilson BVSc MVSc MACVSc CMAVA Cert Teach Adjunct Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland The...

by Gary Wilson BVSc MVSc MACVSc CMAVA Cert Teach Adjunct Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland The...

It is a fact of life that there are both good and bad equine dental practitioners - irrelevant of whether they are veterinarians or are...