目的:在一项研究中,研究了马牙裂牙吸收和缺氧症(EOTRH),冰岛的老年马在其原籍国进行了检查。这项调查的主题是牙科治疗以及保持和喂养管理对头端口腔健康的影响。
方法:位于西北不同地区的170匹马(年龄≥15岁),西,冰岛南部。
方法:马主填写了一份关于饲养的问卷,喂养,和预防性牙科护理。对马进行了临床检查,特别注意了口腔的牙龈和牙齿疾病,如牙龈炎,瘘管,牙龈回缩,牙根和牙结石的扩大以及门牙的完整性,咬合角度,和牙齿的流动性。
结果:大多数马整年都在牧场上饲养,几乎没有补充饲料。冰岛的牙科治疗频率很低。只有几匹马受到牙齿脱落的影响,牙龈炎,牙龈衰退,和门牙微积分.与门牙相比,犬科动物的结石发生频率更高,更严重。研究结果并不取决于马的位置。
结论:假设冰岛老年马头端口腔的显着健康不是由预防性牙科护理引起的,这很可能是由于冰岛的生活条件。连续性,咀嚼的强度,即使在老年马匹中,牧草的本土性也可能促进门牙和牙齿周围组织的健康。
In the context of a study of Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH), elderly Icelandic horses were examined in their originating country. The subject of this survey was the impact of dental treatment and keeping and feeding management on the health of the rostral oral cavity.
A total of 170 horses (aged ≥ 15) located in different areas of Northwest, West, and South Iceland.
The horse owners completed a questionnaire about keeping, feeding, and preventative dental care. The horses were clinically examined with particular attention to gingival and dental disorders of the rostral mouth, such as gingivitis, fistula, gingiva retraction, enlargement of the roots and dental calculus as well as integrity of incisors, bite angle, and tooth mobility.
Most of the horses were kept on pasture all year with little supplementary feeding. The frequency of dental treatment in Iceland was low. Only a few horses were affected by tooth loss, gingivitis, gingival recession, and incisor calculus. Calculus occurred more frequently and more severely in canines than in incisors. The findings did not depend on the location of the horse.
Assuming that the remarkable health of the rostral oral cavity in elderly Icelandic horses was not caused by preventive dental care, it is likely that it was due to living conditions in Iceland. Continuity, intensity of chewing, and nativeness of forage might promote the health of incisors and tissue surrounding the tooth even in elderly horses.