Med. Weter. 70 (8), 502-505, 2014
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| Prost M., Nowicka A., Lichota D., Woźniak K., Dura W., Lipski M. |
| Assessment of subocclusal secondary dentin thickness in equine incisors |
| The aim of this in vitro study was to assess the thickness of secondary dentin separating dental pulp from oc-clusal surface in equine incisors. The dentin thickness was measured in 41 horse incisors using cone bean com-puted tomography and in 10 incisors using radiovisiography with instrument introduced into the pulp space. The mean thickness of subbocclusal secondary dentin was 8.38 mm ± 2.62 (range 4.2-13.9). Due to great variation in the thickness of subocclusal secondary dentine between individual incisors, great care should be taken when grinding equine incisors. |
| Key words: horses, dentistry, incisors, secondary dentine thickness |