For centuries, horsemen have been using teeth as a means to help determine a horse’s age. The baby teeth come in at certain times, are shed and replaced by permanent teeth at certain times, and then ...

When discussing our dental health, we are familiar with commonly used terms such as plaque, cavity, or root canal. But discussing our horses' teeth can be a bit more confusing: Mesial. Occlusal ...

A team of paleodentists of sorts has examined fossilized horse teeth from as far as 55.5 million years ago and found a timeline of changing tooth features that matches up with the climate record. The ...

Proper dental hygiene is essential not only for people but also for horses, which require regular dental care to maintain their health and comfort. Veterinarian Dr. Rebekah Hartfield says many horse ...

"Getting long in the tooth" refers to horses’ teeth, which unlike humans', continue to grow with age. So it is possible to estimate a horse's age by examining the teeth. The longer the teeth the older ...

Since February brings us both National Pet Dental Health Month and the year of the horse, now seems like a good time to address equine dental care. According to the Oregon Veterinary Medical ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state legislator said he will file an amendment Wednesday to a bill that would allow equine dentists to continue to work on horses in the state. More than 50 horse owners went ...

William Taylor has spent years excavating ancient sites. But some of his career’s most telling finds weren’t glittering sarcophagi or mysterious idols. They were teeth. An archaeozoologist, the ...