The goal of all dental treatments is to further balance the horse’s mouth. A completely balanced bite is crucial to obtain good equestrian work.

The dental treatments are followed in accordance with the guidelines of IGFP (Internationale Gesellschaft zur Funktionsverbesserung).

Traditional correction of teeth is done under standing sedation as well as nearly 100% surgical procedures.

After thorough preliminary examination it will be decided if the dental treatment can be done without sedation. In many cases, especially first time treatment, muss be done using a small amount of sedation.

EOTRH is an illness, which is characterized by an disproportion in bone rebuild and resorption. It could happen by the insicors, the canine and the cheekteeth. This illness becomes in the last decade more famous.

This illness becomes in the last decade more famous. We could devide EOTRH in three kinds:

• acut and generalized with fistula EOTRH (really suddenly on all or nearly all insicors)
• chronical hypercementotic EOTRH (normaly without fistula)
• chronical EOTRH, also called geriatric form (slow process, mostly only one or some teeth are involved)

In relation of the different forms of EOTRH there are different therapies. In relation to the time of beiing ill, it might be possible to heal the teeth. In some cases of advanced state there is only the possibility to extract one or more teeths.

Important: not every EOTRH has automaticaly to be extracted. There exist treatments to stop the process and heal it.

The Aquillion device from Toshiba has been strengthening the diagnostic capabilities of our clinic and offers our equine patients an examination at the highest level.

It is a 32-rower, this is considered the "gold standard" in veterinary medicine. Due to its large opening (gantry), the horses’ head and neck can be examined standing, and the distal limbs under general anesthesia, in less than 30 seconds.

Computed tomography (CT) is an multi-dimensional X-ray examination. The generated slice images (0.5 mm thick) provide a detailed 3D view of the affected region of the horse's body.

A computed tomography is enormously helpful when it comes to the exact localization of pathological changes and thus to the best planning of the surgical procedure. This is needed, for example, in dental problems, especially involving the paranasal sinuses, or in numerous orthopedic problems such as bone cysts, fissures, and mostly complex fractures. In addition, soft tissues (tendon and ligaments) can also be imaged and highlighted with special contrast techniques. Using contrast techniques it is also possible to image for the first time articular cartilage surfaces and its defects.

This advanced examination method completes our diagnostic range of X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, scintigraphy, which, as you know, are always state-of-the-art, to optimally assist you and your horse.

In order to keep the quality of the results at the highest level, a so-called 4-eye principle is routine for us. By teleradiology, the results of the investigation are evaluated not only by our specialist, but also by highly specialized national colleagues.

We perform inpatient synthetic fillings for equine incisors, canines, and molars.

Modern methods:

• Intraoral extraction
• Buccotomy
• Steinmann Pin method
• Fracture repair using Drahtcerclage or pin method
• Diastoma (periodontal pockets) care
• Dental calculus removal using ultrasound