Anatomical studies of maxillary cheek teeth infundibula in clinically normal horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Fitzgibbon, C M ^a   du Toit, N ^a   Dixon, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheek teeth infundibula; Dental anatomy; Horse; Infundibular caries; Infundibular cemental hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; DENTAL CARIES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; TOOTH;

BUCCO; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77049101983     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X474761     Document Type: Article

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