Exodontia by intraoral technique in mare: Case report

Abstract

Dental changes, over the years, due to the process of domestication and confinement of the equines, associated to the lack of a correct management and precarious periodic dental treatment, among other requirements, appear frequently, leading the animal to some intraoral problems. Some conditions in the veterinary routine become common in the vast majority of farms, due to the lack of an early evaluation without it presenting some kind of discomfort or a fall in their performance. This occurs mainly when it comes to an animal athlete. However, the importance of routine care of horse farms with the oral cavity of horses for good chewing and swallowing of food becomes extremely relevant, avoiding future major damage. The veterinary evaluation process must be intensively requested by the tutor, in order to provide a good quality of life for the animal. Dental tips, for example, cause trauma to the mucosa, resulting in a number of discomforts for both the animal and its owner. The objective of this study was to report the case of element 307 exodontia. In this, there was a bacterial infection caused by a canal interconnecting a fistula in the mandibular region with the intraoral environment. Anesthetic blocks were performed through the mandibular and metonian foramen with bupivacaine, associated with the sedative infusion with detomidine. The lack of treatment of the periodontal disease of this mare resulted in the apical disease, also causing halitosis, reduction of its corporal score. It was further concluded that a good dental treatment of the equines becomes of great necessity for its athlete development, food and its well-being, thus also leading a prolonged life healthy of the animal.