Equine Dentistry

3rd Edition

Edited by Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DABVP (Equine), Practitioner, Shelbyville, KY; Padraic M. Dixon, MVB, PhD, MRCVS, Professor of Equine Surgery, Division of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Edinburgh, UK and James Schumacher, DVM, MS, MRCVS, Dip ACVS, Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, USA

SECTION 1: Introduction

1. Equine dental evolution: perspective from the fossil record

2. The history of equine dentistry

3. Bits, bridles and accessories

4. The business of equine dentistry

SECTION 2: Morphology

5. Dental anatomy

6. Dental physiology

7. Aging

SECTION 3: Dental disease and pathology

8. Disorders of development and eruption of the teeth and developmental

craniofacial abnormalities

9. Head and dental trauma

10. Equine dental pathology

11. Oral and dental tumors

SECTION 4: Diagnosis

12. Dental and oral examination

13. Dental imaging

Computed tomography

14. Ancillary diagnostic techniques

15. Dental restraint and anesthesia

16. Equine dental equipment, supplies and instrumentation

17. Corrective dental procedures

18. Geriatric dentistry

19. Basic equine orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery

20. Exodontia

21. Dental materials

22. Endodontic therapy

23. The temporomandibular joint

Appendix

Glossary