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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | I went to ride my horse yesterday and her front bottom tooth was dangling still somewhat attached to the gum after an hour she lost it herself don't know if she swallowed it or what. Now there's just an empty hole don't know if she broke it off under the gum and it's ok to leave it or call the vet I cleaned it out got hay and feed mostly out of the visible area. It's painful for her when I do clean it. No serious bleeding. Anyone have experience w this? I'm assuming she was fighting w another horse over a panel and busted it out. I gave her a little bute |
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Location: Where I am happiest | How old is she? If she is young, her new adult tooth will come in and fill that gap. |
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Location: NC | ThreeCorners - 2015-03-03 6:15 AM How old is she? If she is young, her new adult tooth will come in and fill that gap.
THIS ^^^^^
I got a horse out to ride once and had a small panic attack when I saw her bloody tooth dangling. Asked someone about it and they told me it was just her baby tooth coming out, she was about 4 I think.
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Location: Southern Indiana | If you really think it got knocked out and didn't just fall out then I would most definately have a vet look at it. If there is any injury, especially if they are still developing, it can cause a lot of trouble down the road. Better to know now than have to deal with problems down the road. |
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Location: Kansas | ThreeCorners - 2015-03-03 6:15 AM How old is she? If she is young, her new adult tooth will come in and fill that gap.
I agree with the age. If she was older, than I'd consult with your vet about it. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-03 8:16 AM ThreeCorners - 2015-03-03 6:15 AM How old is she? If she is young, her new adult tooth will come in and fill that gap. I agree with the age. If she was older, than I'd consult with your vet about it.
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Location: Phoenix | Mine broke his top tooth at the gum-line. It was still attached. Vet elevated the gums and extracted the whole tooth. I'd see a vet within the week. |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | She is 16 and will let me apply pressure u can tell its sore but she isn't freaking out or trying to get her head away |
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| You could always call your vet and ask over the phone if that is something that needs to be seen. I've never expereinced that so I wouldn't know eigher. Hopefully it's nothing major! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | charlenenh - 2015-03-03 12:27 PM She is 16 and will let me apply pressure u can tell its sore but she isn't freaking out or trying to get her head away
If she broke it off, I would ask the vet to look at it and see if he needs to pull the rest of it out, I would worry about infection setting in, and that is so painfull, I know first hand, I had to have a tooth pull yesterday on my self.  |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I had a mare as a child who had been ran into the side of a trailer while she was "being broke" and knocked all of her front teeth out. They all had to be pulled and the ones that grew in behind them were so crooked they had to be pulled as well as she couldn't bite down properly.
She enjoyed warm equine senior soup every night and morning from the time she was 10 (when I got her) until she finally died in her late 30s.
She wore a snaffle when we roped and a hack when we did barrels or just rode.
I would most definitley call a vet 
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| The front teeth are used to grasp their food. If your horse relies on eating grass for all its nutrition it might have a slight problem with one tooth missing. Since you probably provide grain and hay that doesn't need to be broken off from the ground it's growing in you shouldn't have a problem. Horses chew, grind their food with the molars in the back of the jaw. Plus they break the grass with the upper teeth not the bottom teeth. Not having a bottom tooth to help grasp the grass will allow some of the grass to not be broken loose. Hope that makes sense. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | charlenenh - 2015-03-03 6:04 AM I went to ride my horse yesterday and her front bottom tooth was dangling still somewhat attached to the gum after an hour she lost it herself don't know if she swallowed it or what. Now there's just an empty hole don't know if she broke it off under the gum and it's ok to leave it or call the vet I cleaned it out got hay and feed mostly out of the visible area. It's painful for her when I do clean it. No serious bleeding. Anyone have experience w this? I'm assuming she was fighting w another horse over a panel and busted it out. I gave her a little bute
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | We are watching it |
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Location: ND | Just wanted to mention something that I don't think anyone else has. I've had a couple horses missing a front tooth over the years. You will want to make sure to keep up on regular dental work with her now. Otherwise the top tooth is going to grow into the gap of the missing tooth and cause her mouth to wear unevenly. |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Thanks! I had planned on a routine float here in the next month anyway so it worked out |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | SaraJean - 2015-03-07 4:33 PM Just wanted to mention something that I don't think anyone else has. I've had a couple horses missing a front tooth over the years. You will want to make sure to keep up on regular dental work with her now. Otherwise the top tooth is going to grow into the gap of the missing tooth and cause her mouth to wear unevenly.
This is very true.
If the entire tooth is gone, you will have to adjust the incisors regularly, usually every 6 months to keep this in check. If not it will block the lateral movement of the mandible and cause riding and eating issues.
However, if the tooth isnt removed and if it isnt damaged to the point that the tooth dies, you may be able to wait it out and let the tooth come back into wear.
I would consult a good dental vet or dental provider.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | SaraJean - 2015-03-07 4:33 PM Just wanted to mention something that I don't think anyone else has. I've had a couple horses missing a front tooth over the years. You will want to make sure to keep up on regular dental work with her now. Otherwise the top tooth is going to grow into the gap of the missing tooth and cause her mouth to wear unevenly.
didn't even cross my mind. Great advice.
Mine didn't have teeth at all in the front when I was a child so I never thought about it. |
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Location: ND | Here's why I mentioned the dental work....this is a horse I recently bought. A previous owner & then a trainer have both said he won't ride in a bit but nobody tooked in his mouth to figure out why.......
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | I can try to post a pic but it prolly won't work thanks for all the advice it looks to be doing good I rode her and hasn't seemed to bother her but I will be scheduling a float on a couple horses next wk so I will be talking to the vet
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