Normal anatomical radiographic anatomy of the equine head

摘要

The horse has 3 incisors, one canine (if male) and 6 cheek teeth in each arcade (supernumary teeth can occur in horses). In some horses there might be a wolf tooth present (1 st premolar), which can be seen radiographically as radiodense structure rostral to the first cheek tooth embedded in the soft tissues. The teeth are the densest structures in the body and appear as very radiodense structures with some less radiodense longitudinal shadows representing the infundibula and pulp running through iton radiographs. The laterolateral view provides a good overview of the teeth; however, oblique projections are required to separate the left and right arcades.