Die Karies des Pferdezahns

Summary

In many cases the treatment of infundibular caries in the horse helps to prevent the tooth from being extracted because of a pulp infection or a fracture. What is the etiology of caries and how can I diagnose it? What do I need for drilling and filling a infundibulum affected by caries?

horse - tooth - caries - infundibulum - cementum - therapy

Literatur

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