Treatment of equine cheek teeth by mechanical widening of diastemata in 60 horses (2000-2006)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-28

  Dixon, P M ^a   Barakzai, S ^a   Collins, N ^a   Yates, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheek teeth; Diastemata; Equine dentistry; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; DIASTEMA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; REOPERATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DENTISTRY; DIASTEMA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; REOPERATION; TOOTH DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 40949136646     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X239827     Document Type: Article

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