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Fractured incisors: when to fill

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Dixon P.M.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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The enamel of equine incisors is almost fully composed of equine type II enamel, with prisms that run in all three planes, and thus is very crack resistant. Consequently, fractures of incisors seldom occur without high-level direct trauma. This is in contrast to cheek teeth, which contain high levels of fracture-prone, equine type-1 enamel and also undergo massive masticatory forces for prolonged periods. Therefore, nontraumatic dental fractures (‘idiopathic fractures’) more commonly occur in cheek teeth. Older horses suffering from equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH) can develop pathological fractures of their damaged incisors and canine teeth ...

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Dixon, P. M. (2020) “Fractured incisors: when to fill”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/fractured-incisors-when-to-fill (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

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The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.

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  • Dixon P.M.

    Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
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