The exterior of the horse . : Pincer m. Intermediate m. Corner m. Very often the defect in the length of the free part coincides withthat of the incased part, as can be seen in the figure. However this maybe, the state of the dental table—by its form flattened from one side tothe other, and by the abundance of the radical cementation—always 744 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. I indicates that the animal has reached extreme old age. One shouldnot purchase such a horse with the expectation that his service will still. Fig. 321.—Incisors of the inferior jaw too Dental tables
The exterior of the horse . : Pincer m. Intermediate m. Corner m. Very often the defect in the length of the free part coincides withthat of the incased part, as can be seen in the figure. However this maybe, the state of the dental table—by its form flattened from one side tothe other, and by the abundance of the radical cementation—always 744 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. I indicates that the animal has reached extreme old age. One shouldnot purchase such a horse with the expectation that his service will still. Fig. 321.—Incisors of the inferior jaw too Dental tables. | B. Roots exposed in their alveoli. be of long duration, a circumstance which, in such a case, removes allspecial interest from the determination of the age. § 2. Molar Teeth. As in the case of the incisors, the irregularities of the molars aredue to an excess or an insufficiency of wear. They may be seen onlyon one side, or on both sides at the same time ; upon all the teeth ofthe same arcade, or only upon some of them. Their recognition, at the time of purchase, is of extreme importance,by reason of the disturbances which they may cause in mastication andin nutrition. a. Defect of Length of the Crown. We have often found instances of this kind in subjects in the dis-secting-room. IRREGULARITIES OF THE DENTAL APPARATUS. a. Inferior Jaw.—It is rare that the ab-normal wear affects allthe molars on the sameside. Sometimes thoseof the middle are theshortest (Fig. 322), andthen the arcade de-scribes, as a whole, asom
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