Charlotte Cambridge Equine Dentistry BAEDT IAED

20/11/2024

Lovely first day in Cornwall! The sun was shining and the horses were all great. It’s so satisfying to see the improvement in their mouths!

Thank you to the wonderful Charlotte Cambridge Equine Dentistry BAEDT IAED for doing the horses teeth this morning 🥰 It's always great to see you, and Ron is going to be so much more comfortable and happier now ❤️ Charlotte is down in Cornwall every 6 months so let her know if you need to book in next time she's down.

02/02/2024

Another horse I saw today was a 27yo who was struggling to keep on weight over the winter. Unfortunately I didn’t get any pics of inside its mouth but she had two very loose CT that had no gingival attachment that I pulled out with my fingers. One had a very old root fracture the fragment of the root remains in the socket. These have been loose a very long time and would have been causing much discomfort every time the horse chewed. This horse hadn’t had a dental for over 10 years and had large overgrowths and feed packing and was very sharp.

02/02/2024

It’s been a busy day helping older horses and ponies today!

First we have a 24yo Welsh pony who has not seen a dentist ever we think.
This poor pony has recently been taken on by a client and came in an emaciated state. This pony only has 5 cheek teeth in each arcade instead of the usual 6. This is common in Welsh ponies and can lead to many dental problems. This pony was missing its lower 309 which is in the middle of the lower CT row. The opposing tooth had continually erupted overtime but as it wasn’t in contact with a tooth below became very overgrown and was just starting to pe*****te into the gap in the lower jaw. The last lower CT was also very overgrown and the opposing teeth had completely worn away.
The pony had only been able to eat on its right hand side and had lots of feed packing on that side. These abnormalities meant a diagonal bite had developed on its incisors.
This pony felt so happy after he just wanted to cuddle me it was so cute! 🩷

30/12/2023

Wishing all my wonderful clients and their beautiful furry 4 legged friends a fabulous Christmas and a very happy New Year!! Thank you for your continued support it means so much! Look forward to seeing you all in the new year! 🥳🥳

11/11/2023

I’ve had some interesting cases recently so I thought I would share them with you.

This is a new client of mine whose mare has a severe wry nose. This is a congenital lateral deviation of the horses nose.
In this case there is an exaggerated lateral deviation and twist of the premaxilla, maxilla and mandible. The horse has previously had dental work done by an EDT using a normal speculum which understandably left the horse very sore and last time dislocated the horses TMJ.
I used ‘cow bars’ which sit further back in the horses mouth so that I could keep the TMJ as level as I could possibly get.
The mare had a steep diagonal bite of its incisors (DGL4) and a steep incisor table angle. I corrected the table angle and reduced the angle of the diagonal bite as much as I could without compromising her occlusion (tooth contact) to free up some lateral movement.
On the 1 + 4 arcade (horses right hand side) her cheek teeth (CT) had a flat table angle which was then reversed towards the front of the mouth. The CT on the 2 + 3 arcade (horses left hand side) was reversed at the back with a steep table angle towards the front of the mouth. There were large ramps on the 106 and 306.
I was able to reduce the ramps and correct the CT table angles which really freed up her lateral movement. She also had many diastema which were packing feed that I flushed.
As she used to be in a lot of pain in her tmj after having dental work we consulted with the vet present and put her on Bute for a couple of days. She was munching grass well by the afternoon and eating hay well the next day. She’s doing really well now with a more balanced mouth. And she will need regular dental visits to maintain it.
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get any photos of the CT as I didn’t want to have her mouth open longer than absolutely necessary. But I will try and get some next visit now I know she was fine afterwards!

30/08/2023

TB X-Racer I treated yesterday which unfortunately hasn’t had regular dental treatment. New owner has taken on this sweet mare who is in poor condition and unable to chew properly. You could see from the dark staining on its teeth that she wasn’t chewing effectively. Very large ‘hooks’ on the upper first cheek tooth and very large ‘ramps’ on the last lower cheek tooth. As well as a wavemouth with protuberant teeth. She was so good to treat 💗 With this mare on a mash in addition to her hay and grass to get her eating correctly she should look like a different horse in 6 months when I am back to further reduce those overgrowths.

18/01/2023

Bit cold in the office today! 🥶🥶🥶

25/12/2022

Wishing my wonderful clients and their gorgeous horses a very happy Christmas! Hope your day has been filled with happiness, yummy food and the odd tipple!
Thank you for your continued support it means so much to me! 🥳🎄🥂❤️