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EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION
Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 344-351Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/eve.12360
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horse; equine dentistry; first premolar; wolf teeth; bitting; extraction; aftercare; complications
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The equine first premolar or 'wolf tooth' (Triadan 05) is a normal vestigial tooth, which is often absent, but when present most commonly lies rostral to the second maxillary premolar (Triadan 06). The routine extraction of wolf teeth has been performed historically and is contentious, but clinically indicated in some instances. This review article aims to summarise concisely the limited peer reviewed literature on wolf teeth and to describe the practice of their extraction. Extraction is usually performed in the standing sedated horse, and complications are avoided with good surgical planning, analgesia and instrumentation.
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