An anatomical study to evaluate the risk of pulpar exposure during mechanical widening of equine cheek teeth diastemata and 'bit seating'

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Bettiol, N ^a   Dixon, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'bit seating'; Cheek teeth; Diastema; Diastema widening; Equine dental anatomy; Horse; Pulpar anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTISTRY; DIASTEMA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DENTISTRY; DIASTEMA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOLAR; TOOTH DISEASES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79951981222     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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