Horse — dental health / dentition — dietary management (Europe PMC)
Source: Europe PMC REST search, query "(horse OR equine) AND (dental OR dentition OR teeth) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding OR forage)", 8578 hits (2026-07-22). 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).
- PMID 41782898 — Equine dental destructive disorders: an epidemiological survey in northern Germany. (Frontiers in veterinary science, 2026). Abstract (opening): Destructive lesions of the peripheral and infundibular cementum are increasingly recognized in equine dentistry. While similarities to human caries have been noted, current evidenc
- PMID 40941342 — Microbiome and Dental Changes in Horses Fed a High Soluble Carbohydrate Diet. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025). Abstract (opening): This study investigated the oral microbiome of horses maintained on a high soluble carbohydrate diet based on sugarcane, in comparison to those fed a pasture-based diet composed of
- PMID 42278111 — Management of Equine Post-Extraction Cheek Tooth Alveoli: Application of Alveolar Plugs. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Preservation of dentition remains the primary goal of equine dentistry; however, cheek tooth extraction is required in cases of severe dental pathology. Following tooth extraction,
- PMID 41859762 — Comparative study of dental age estimation methods against known chronological age in Nigerian local horses. (Journal of equine science, 2026). Abstract (opening): Dental age estimation in horses is very important in the context of quality healthcare, breeding programs, and welfare management. However, information on the most suitable dental
- PMID 42025860 — Successful nutritional management of a warmblood horse with multiple pathologies that respond to nutrition. (Journal of equine veterinary science, 2026). Abstract (opening): This report describes the nutritional management of an 18-year-old, 553 kg gelding warmblood used for dressage lessons that presented with severe weight loss, marked muscle atrophy
- PMID 42024214 — Epidemiology of open and closed diastemata in equine cheek teeth and associations with periodontal pathology. (Veterinary research communications, 2026). Abstract (opening): Cheek-tooth diastemata are a common dental abnormality in horses and are considered a major predisposing factor for periodontal disease. However, the influence of diastema type and
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Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_equine_dental_diet_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).