Teeth

Question 1

Permanent/adult teeth numbering

Answer 1

100s 200s

400s 300s

Horse facing us

Question 2

Horse may be unhappy with bit due to

Answer 2

Wolf teeth

Question 3

Know how to number slide 3

Answer 3

important

Question 4

Classifications of teeth

Answer 4

Incisors, canine, wolf tooth, premolars, molars

Question 5

Premolars range from

Answer 5

5s to 8s

Question 6

Equine molars are

Answer 6

hypsodont (long)

Question 7

Parts of horse tooth

Answer 7

Pulp cavity
Bone
Enamel
Dentine
Cementum

Occlusal surface, crown, root

Question 8

Slide 9

Answer 8

ok

Question 9

When does the wolf tooth erupt

Answer 9

6-9 months

Question 10

Young horses jaws have

Answer 10

Jaw bumps

Question 11

What premolar/molar comes out second

Answer 11

9s

Question 12

Premolar/molar eruption order

Answer 12

Wolf tooth ->
9s ->
6s ->
7s ->
10s ->
11s ->
8s

Question 13

Deformities of molar growth

Answer 13

Hook
Ramp
Step
Wave

Question 14

Dental feature useful for aging older horses

Answer 14

Galvayne’s groove

Question 15

Where is the galvayne’s groove located? When does it appear?

Answer 15

Lateral surface of upper third incisor (103s or 203s)
Appears at around 10 years

Question 16

At 15 years, the galvayne’s groove is…

Answer 16

Halfway down the tooth

Question 17

At 20 years, the galvayne’s groove is…

Answer 17

All the way down the tooth

Question 18

When is the galvayne’s groove halfway gone? Gone completely?

Answer 18

25 years = halfway gone
30 years = disappears

Question 19

When do the cups on the lower incisors start to disappear

Answer 19

301/401 = 6 yrs
302/402 = 7rs
303/403 = 8-9 yrs

Question 20

When do the cups on the upper incisors start to disappear

Answer 20

101/201 = 10 yrs
102/202 = 11-12
No cups >15 yrs