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Discussion on Broken and crooked teeth in a 3yo
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cmatexas
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 - 2:53 pm:
Last week our 3 yo show gelding had a "moment" with the vet during vaccinations. He apparently flipped over and in the process broke his bottom outside incisor at the gum and cracked the one next to it. The vet x-rayed his jaw and found no fractures.
A week out from the incident his bottom remaining incisors are overlapping and crooked. He is DrOpping feed as well.
The vet said at the time not to worry because they are baby teeth that will be replaced in 18 months. I am concerned that the shift in his dentition will be permanent.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
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babychop
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 - 9:26 pm:
Well, my colt busted his two front teeth out when he was about 2. He turned out fine.
I also have a gelding that's 5 now who is missing his right front tooth, root and all (he came that way) and had to have several baby teeth removed from the gums over his adult teeth - his mouth was kind of a mess & his teeth were all grown over for a pretty bad parrot mouth. Dentist came out and his teeth are now perfectly aligned even with the missing tooth. My 2 year old is now 3 and he's just fine. I'll look for pix of my big gelding if you'd like, I have a couple of him smiling 
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 - 7:50 am:
Hello Michelle,
If the jaw is not fractured your veterinarian is probably right, the adult teeth should come in fine. It is possible to hypothesize damage to the adult tooth's tissue of origin but if it is so I don't think there is much that can be done at this time.
DrO
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paul303
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Posted on Friday, Feb 3, 2012 - 12:59 am:
Those baby teeth were probably already starting to resorb by the roots in preparation of the adult teeth soon to grow in. So they would most likely be weaker teeth at this point. The adult teeth should be pretty well developed at the crown and fairly durable - and still protected within the jawbone.
As a dental hygienist for 37 years, I was the first one to deal with emergencies and get them x-rayed and ready for the Dr. I'll tell you...kids have WAY more stupid mouth accidents than young horses - and they all came out well. We even reinserted popped out adult teeth - when the owners were lucky enough to find them. The mouth has marvelous healing abilities - I'd be surprised if you had any problems.
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cmatexas
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Posted on Friday, Feb 3, 2012 - 2:27 pm:
So it won't matter that the remaining teeth, which I think may already be adult teeth (he's a 3yo) have turned pretty badly in the last 2 weeks? They'll straighten back out?
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Feb 5, 2012 - 7:43 pm:
It is common for adult teeth to come in crooked Michele then straighten up but whether this will be the case with your teeth we cannot know. If they have changed since the veterinarian last saw them you should have him out to examine again.
DrO
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paul303
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 - 12:56 am:
Go to Dr.O's "References" on the upper left of this page. Then go to Equine Illustrations then to Head,Eyes and Mouth. Click on "Ageing Horses by their Teeth". It will give you an idea of what a three year old's mouth COULD look like. But remember, your baby's mouth could have very acceptable deviations from the picture. Teeth can come in earlier and later that what "normal" is...and at different angles.
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