Horse — dental health / dentition — dietary management (Europe PMC)

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).

1. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
2. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
3. 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, *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
4. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
5. PMID 42025860 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2026 Journal of Equine Veterinary Science case report describes nutritional management of an 18-year-old, 553 kg warmblood gelding used for dressage that presented with severe weight loss and marked muscle atrophy (abstract opening only; full management detail and outcome not retrievable from the non-Open-Access record).
6. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*

Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.

Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_equine_dental_diet_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).

License & attribution

Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40941342/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41782898/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41859762/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42024214/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42025860/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42278111/