Equine dental disease Part 3: a long-term study of 400 cases: disorders ofwear, traumatic damage and idiopathic fractures, tumours and miscellaneousdisorders of the cheek teeth

Of 400 horses referred because of dental disorders, 349 cases were diagnose d as suffering from primary disorders of their cheek teeth. Details of 104 of these cases are presented, including 44 cases with abnormalities of wear , 26 cases with traumatic damage, 24 cases with idiopathic fractures and 10 cases with miscellaneous cheek teeth disorders including oral tumours. The long-term response to treatment was excellent in most cases, even in cases with residual secondary periodontal disease.