November 2013 December 2013 Cribbing SLAB FRACTURES: These pictures are indeed extreme but not a rarity. The designation of may not cause “cribber” We have all seen similar cases as this but my a major health problem but is certainly expensive message here is different. In this particular for any facility that has wood fences! There is so situation, the mobile sagittal palatal fragment was much difference of opinion as to cause and removed and appears to have involved open control. Cribbing straps are notoriously ineffective pulps. The dark staining is from food accumulation but may reduce the severity. Is this a learned habit but also suggests a chronic duration. Whether a or is there a genetic predisposition? Only the dental bridge could form fast enough to prevent records of major bloodstock sales would show a apical infection is unknown at this time but familial connection. Some feel that this is a learned radiographs are reported as negative and no sinus condition. One of my horses tried to learn and drainage has been noted. A conservative and “wait failed! Horses restricted to stalls and limited space see” plan is in place but if clinical symptoms are likely to develop vices of some kind but cribbers develop, it would be wise to save the fragment in an released to a pasture environment, continue the antiseptic fluid storage container. If intra oral habit. Others feel that it is gastric ulcer related. The extraction was attempted in the future, the fragment production of endorphins is another theory but could be cemented to the existing crown to allow a again unproven. more stable surface to grasp with forceps. It is not the intention to search the literature for verification of this technique nor to describe the actual process, but only to bring to the reader’s attention the possibility. If you extract such a fragment, KEEP IT. January 2014
November 2013 Cribbing These pictures are indeed extreme but not a rarity. The designation of “cribber” may not cause a major health problem but is certainly expensive for any facility that has wood fences! There is so much difference of opinion as to cause and control. Cribbing straps are notoriously ineffective but may reduce the severity. Is this a learned habit or is there a genetic predisposition? Only the records of major bloodstock sales would show a familial connection. Some feel that this is a learned condition. One of my horses tried to learn and failed! Horses restricted to stalls and limited space are likely to develop vices of some kind but cribbers released to a pasture environment, continue the habit. Others feel that it is gastric ulcer related. The production of endorphins is another theory but again unproven. December 2013 SLAB FRACTURES: We have all seen similar cases as this but my message here is different. In this particular situation, the mobile sagittal palatal fragment was removed and appears to have involved open pulps. The dark staining is from food accumulation but also suggests a chronic duration. Whether a dental bridge could form fast enough to prevent apical infection is unknown at this time but radiographs are reported as negative and no sinus drainage has been noted. A conservative “wait and see” plan is in place but if clinical symptoms develop, it would be wise to save the fragment in an antiseptic fluid storage container. If intra oral extraction was attempted in the future, the fragment could be cemented to the existing crown to allow a more stable surface to grasp with forceps. It is not the intention to search the literature for verification of this technique nor to describe the actual process, but only to bring to the reader’s attention the possibility. If you extract such a fragment, KEEP IT. January 2014
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