| - Incisors: "Front Teeth", used to nip or cut.
- Premolars and Molars: "Cheek Teeth", used to grind and chew.
- Canines: "Fighting Teeth", usually found only in geldings or stallions, however, they are sometimes seen in mares. These are the teeth that sit behind the incisors, often mistaken by owner for the wolf teeth.
- Wolf Teeth: "First premolar", usually found right before the first grinding tooth. Looks like a little fang and interferes with bitting. These teeth can be present in the upper and lower jaw and cause pain and discomfort when the horse is ridden with the bit. They are best removed before the horse is two (as the root is less developed) but they can be removed at any age.
- Blind Wolf Teeth: Wolf Teeth that have not erupted through the gum line. These teeth, depending on their location, can cause extreme discomfort while the horse is ridden with the bit. These teeth can be found by a veterinarian or dental technician by palpating (feeling) the gum tissue. They are often removed.
- Deciduous teeth: A technical term for baby teeth. A good way to remember this is to think about a deciduous tree shedding its leaves and a deciduous tooth shedding to make room for the permanent tooth. In a horse they have a set of deciduous premolars and incisors. All the other teeth come in as permanent teeth.
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