Equine dentistry

Northeast Texas Veterinary Dental Center offers comprehensive performance dentistry for horses in northeast Texas.

Improve your horse's health, prolong life, and enhance performance (whether your horse is a leisure companion or working partner) with preventive/restorative dental treatment performed by Larry Kimberlin, D.V.M., a licensed Texas veterinarian and IAED* certified equine dentist.

Learn the reasons regular dental care is so important to your horse, take a tour of the horse's mouth, and view the procedures used to correct dental problems and maintain a balanced mouth, along with tips for keeping your equine companion in top physical condition.

• What is equine dentistry?
• Why horses need dental care
• Owner information
• Symptoms of dental problems
• Checklist for a healthy horse
• The Super Speculum
• Articles for Equine Times
  

*International Association of Equine Dentistry

Crossroads Equine Dentistry services:

• Dental procedures:(see Types of Dental Problems for explanation of terms)
  
  • general exam
  • basic dental equilibration (includes initial tranquilization, floating, bit seats)
  • additional tranquilization (if needed)
  • wolf teeth, blind wolf teeth extraction
  • cap extraction
  • correction of protuberant teeth (hooks, ramps, steps, waves)
  • incisor reduction/bite realignment
  • tooth extraction
  • restorative/orthodontic dentistry
    
    
• "House calls"
  
  • horses may be treated at Crossroads Clinic or at owner's location
    
    
• Service area
  • northeast Texas
  • Dr. Kimberlin will travel to other areas for treatment of 12 or more horses at one location

Northeast Texas Veterinary Dental Center