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- Title
Equine dental and skeletal fluorosis induced by well water consumption.
- Authors
Kelly, Larry H.; Uzal, Francisco A.; Poppenga, Robert H.; Kinde, Hailu; Hill, Ashley E.; Wilson, W. David; Webb, Brett T.
- Abstract
Two horses that consumed well water with high fluoride content exhibited clinical signs of chronic dental and skeletal fluoride toxicosis and were later euthanized and autopsied. Both horses had degenerative disease of multiple joints and multiple dental defects. Elevated fluoride concentrations were found in bone and tooth samples of both horses, well water, and feed. Microscopically, abnormalities were noted in bone and tooth samples, and consisted mostly of foci of cement necrosis and hypercementosis. Horses exhibiting bilateral, highly symmetrical dental and/or skeletal lesions, with chronic lameness, should be evaluated for the possible presence of fluoride toxicosis.
- Subjects
WELL water; FLUOROSIS; WATER consumption; OSTEOARTHRITIS; HORSE shows; HORSE breeding
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2020, Vol 32, Issue 6, p942
- ISSN
1040-6387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1040638720962746