TY - T1 - Behavioral Signs Associated With Equine Periapical Infection in Cheek Teeth SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302828 T3 - A1 - Pehkonen, Jaana; Karma, Leena; Raekallio, Marja A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - No studies have focused on dental pain signs associated with periapical infection in cheek teeth (CT) of horses. Moreover, the ability of owners to recognize signs of dental pain in horses has not been reported. We hypothesized that periapical infection will usually induce pain that manifests in the behavior of the horse. Removing the infected tooth will reduce the expression of such behaviors. Owners of 47 horses whose CT had been removed because of periapical infection participated in this stu... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Horse; Behavior; Periapical infection; Dental pain; Horse owner education; Riding behavior; FECAL PARTICLE-SIZE; UTRECHT UNIVERSITY SCALE; DENTAL CORRECTION; FEED DIGESTIBILITY; FACIAL ASSESSMENT; FIBER LENGTH; PAIN; HORSES; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -