Do horses have dentists

Answer 1

Hm. Horses need their teeth 'floated' every few months. When they grind their teeth to eat, they develop sharp points and if these aren't filed down with a rasp, they can develop painful sores on their cheeks and have difficulty eating. The process of floating teeth takes specialized skill and vets are often not trained (or not willing) to do it. So yes, there are equine dentists who are specially trained and whose sole profession is to float teeth. If teeth need to be removed, however, that is usually the vet's job (although it is usually the dentist who spots the tooth that needs to be removed!) If you have a expensive horse and can afford a horse dentist then yes they do. My horse has a dentist because well I am rich. You need to have a lot of money to have a horse dentist.

Answer 2

Yes there are profesianal equine dentists .

Its a good idea to have one out to check and perhaps rasp [this is like fileing. And removes sharp edges] your horses teeth.

Most large animal vets would say they could do this. But I would much rathar use a profesional horse dentist as the cost is not even much higher.

For more information on horse dentistry visit ..

http://equine-natural-health.co.uk/equine-dentists.htm

I hope I helped xx