Columbia Equine Hospital provides full dental examinations and power dentistry services to evaluate and correct any dental issues in horses. A full mouth exam under sedation allows veterinarians to completely assess the horse's teeth. Power float technology performs gentle dental work more quickly than manual floats. Common dental problems addressed include overbites, fractures, exposed pulps from trauma, and cheek tooth issues like wolf teeth and cranial hooks. Regular dental care is important for a horse's comfort, performance, and health.

1. Columbia Equine Hospital
Full Oral Examination
under sedation with
odontoplasty, bit seat and
incisor alignment
Dental Examination & Power Dentistry
Oral examination requires sedation Dentals are performed in the hospital or on
and a full mouth speculum. Sedation the farm. An overhead beam and an
Annual dental allows your horse to relax during the electrical supply are required. A set-up fee
examination is procedure so that the doctor can of $25 will be charged for on the farm
completely evaluate and correct appointments for less than 3 horses.
necessary for your any dental issues. Unlike other
horse’s comfort and dental speculums, the full-mouth
performance. speculum, distributes pressure $150 Maintenance dent
evenly across all the incisors to al
reduce strain on the TMJ. The $190 Extended dental
Your horse’s first dental exam and horse’s head is suspended in a
float should be performed by one year of padded swing and supported by Price includes:
age. Soft baby teeth develop sharp points a licensed technician to reduce Oral exam & 1st sedatio
that lacerate the cheeks and gums. Wolf stress on the neck and poll. n!
Excludes extractions
teeth, if present, should be removed prior
Veterinarians at CEH use No set up fee if hauled-i
to bridling. Dental exams should be n to CEH or >2 horses
performed every six months until 5 years Powe r fl o at a n d D re m e l
of age to remove any loose caps and file technology to perform a gentle
any sharp points that have developed due and thorough dental in a shorter
to losing teeth. Once your horse has all his period of time than manual Columbia Equine Hospital staffs a Board
permanent teeth, examinations once a year flotation. The rotary burr on the Certified Equine Dentist for complicated
should be sufficient. Powerfloat will not lacerate the cheeks or extractions and oral surgery.
tongue like traditional hand floats can.
Drs. Clabaugh and Zuver
27841 SE Orient Drive
Gresham, Oregon 97080
503-663-1515

2. Common Oral ulcerations are a source of
Dental pain and performance limitation.
Problems
Incisor Problems
Overbite
Trauma -
Tooth Fracture
Trauma -
Non-vital pulp
exposure
Slant mouth
Severe oral erosions and ulceration due to sharp enamel points along cheeks.
Cheek Teeth Issues
Tooth wear is dependent Signs of Dental Disease:
on many factors: Abnormal chewing action
Wolf teeth Age and breed of the horse Quidding/dropping feed
Dental Conformation Weight loss
Loose or missing teeth Bridling problems or head shy
Cranial Hook
Diet: Bit evasion & resistance
Hay vs. pasture
Unbalanced or one-sided when ridden
Pellet vs. whole grains
Facial swellings
Wave Mouth Abnormal chewing due to:
Odorous breath
trauma
abscesses/tumors Unilateral nasal discharge
arthritis of TMJ
Long fibers, oats or corn in manure
Step Mouth
Impaction colic
Check Don’t wait until
ulceration your horse is in pain!