Today was dentist day and we had booked Pete Ravenhill of Bushy Equine.
Our appointment was 2.30. Just before I left home I got the delayed phone call moving it to between 3 and 3.30. Charlie came in and was given a teaspoon of hay (he is getting fat).
At 3.45 the phone rang and it was moved to 4.30. By now I had poo picked the field and tidied out the back of the car.
Cue bucket of water and j cloth I proceeded to clean the steering wheel and wash down all the cockpit area. The garage had jet washed the exterior while it was kidnapped over the last 5 days.
Finally at 5.05 I received a text to say he was 5 minutes away and sure enough he promptly arrived 15 minutes later.
Very impressed with his attention to Charlie. He gave him mild sedation as he was pretty snotty and got to work.
The results :
sharp edges on outside edge of upper jaw much worse at back.
Sharp edges on inside edges of lower jaw much worse at back
No ulceration or damage to inside of mouth
A step in the molar level in the centre of his jaw line.
These issues would cause:
his cheeks to be pinched when contact is taken up
His tongue to be hurt by bit pressure
An inability to move his jaw correctly when lowering and raising his head which would have the knock on effect of causing pain in the poll and neck.
He did suggest that dentistry without mild sedation would make it very difficult to adequately float his molars right at the back.
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