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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages 79-81Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.02.005
Keywords
Dental disease; Equine; Focal overgrowth; Occlusal wear; Premolar teeth
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- Emil Aaltonen Foundation
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Development of dental abnormalities due to improper occlusal wear is common among modern domestic horses. This phenomenon often is attributed to jaw conformation. Rostral mandibular hooks may develop in horses with underjet or mandibular prognathism, a condition where the lower jaw protrudes forward, beyond the upper jaw. Less abrasive diet, free of phytoliths and matrix-like plant fibers, also may promote enamel and focal overgrowths of equine dentition. Here we report a rostral mandibular hook in a lower premolar tooth of a medieval horse, found in a spring deposit in Levanluhta, Osthrobothnia, Finland. To our knowledge, this is the first such report from a medieval horse. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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