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Why use an Equine Dentist ?

You may ask why dentistry is important for equines when those in the wild receive no dental care and have still survived through evolutionary change.

There are in fact many reasons why our domesticated equines require the attentions of an equine dentist.
The feeding pattern we have enforced on our equines by domesticating them has had a large effect on their chewing pattern and tooth wear. Better overall care means our equines are living longer and therefore get more dental problems.

The use of bits and tight nosebands can cause pain and soft tissue injury if there are sharp edges on the teeth. Even bitless bridles can cause pain through outside pressure of cheek against teeth.

Dental health is not a criteria usually taken into consideration when breeding.

Interbreeding of different sized equines has in some instances caused the equine to shrink faster than the teeth resulting in overcrowding in the mouth.

The maximum performance we demand from our sports horses is reliant on an efficient digestive system and metabolism. These in turn are both reliant on the animals ability to chew its food properly.

My main aim as an equine dentist is to ensure your equine is able to eat efficiently, by maintaining the maximum occlusal surface.

Quite often you will find that by doing this, your feed bills will go down as your equine is able to utilise it’s food more efficiently, and many of the niggling behavioural or ridden problems your equine may be exhibiting will be eliminated or at least improved.