Damage by the bit to the equine interdental space and second lower premolar

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 355-360

  Cook, W R ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit; Horse; Interdental space; Teeth; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 79958019413     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: 20423292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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