Intranasal Dental Repulsion of a Displaced Cheek Tooth in an Arabian Filly.

The study presents a rare case of a tooth displacement in a young Arabian horse and how it was successfully treated via an innovative, less invasive surgical procedure known as intranasal dental repulsion.

Background of the Study

• The subject of the research was a 3-year-old Arabian filly, which was brought in due to issues with loss of appetite and abnormal facial appearance on the right side.
• Upon examination, the young horse was found to have a displaced cheek tooth (CT) tilted at an unusual angle.

Diagnosis and Treatment Decision

• The horse underwent an oral examination and dental radiography, which revealed an unusually oblique angulation of the 106 CT compared to its other premolars.
• Given these findings, the prescribed treatment was an extraction of the displaced tooth.
• However, due to the unique positioning of the misaligned tooth, traditional extraction methods would have been challenging to execute. Hence, a more innovative method was chosen – intranasal dental repulsion.

Intranasal Dental Repulsion Method

• Intranasal dental repulsion is a surgical method selected for its less invasive characteristics and the assurance it affords of a complete oral extraction.
• The procedure was performed under general anesthesia and notably did not require skin incisions or a lateral osteotomy of the maxilla.
• The operation was successful, with the horse recovering without any intra-operative or post-operative complications.

Conclusion

• The researchers concluded that this method could offer a viable alternative for similar cases of cheek tooth displacement in horses.
• Importantly, this method reduces the morbidity associated with more traditional, and potentially more invasive, dental procedures.