ADVERTISEMENT Horses are well-known for having teeth that erupt continuously. Their dentition does, however, has a finite lifespan and is still at risk of disease and damage. With recent advances in dental care, a wide variety of treatment options to manage equine dental abnormalities exist, which contributes to a horse’s overall health and well-being. “Horses tend to be stoic, frequently hiding even severe dental pain,” said Chris Pearce, MRCVS, specialist dental veterinarian and director of The Equine Dental Clinic, in Witchampton, U.K., who paper “Recent developments in equine dentistry” was published in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal. “Further, they have the ability to alter their mastication (chewing) patterns to avoid painful regions of the mouth, making it extremely difficult for owners to recognize the often subtle signs of dental disease.