Diastema Treatment
Correction of abnormal spaces between teeth to prevent food trapping and painful inflammation.
Diastema Treatment
What causes the problem
Abnormal spaces between teeth allow feed material to become trapped and compressed into the gum tissue.
Progression of disease
Over time, this leads to inflammation, infection, and damage to supporting structures if not addressed.
Clinical signs
Horses may show discomfort while eating, foul odor from the mouth, or resistance when ridden.
Treatment approach
Therapy may involve cleaning the affected area, reshaping tooth surfaces, or corrective dental techniques to reduce food accumulation.
Benefit for the horse
Effective treatment improves comfort, oral hygiene, and long term dental stability.
View of a cleaned diastema with an inflamed periodontal pocket (bleeding)
Lateral view of a valve diastema with inflammation and gingival recession
Cleaned, untreated diastema with biofilm (plaque)
Diastema with feed impaction, trapped feed causing inflammation and pain
Chronic diastema treatment using a spacer clamp
The spacer clamp prevents persistent feed impaction
Konstantin Hauck
Board certified equine veterinarian specializing in dental and sinus surgery with extensive experience in complex referral cases.
Lars Schulte
Specialist in equine dentistry with a focus on orthodontics, tooth preservation, implantology, and complex occlusal correction.
Luis Weissenberger
Equine veterinarian specializing in equine dentistry with a focus on sinus endoscopy and dental and head surgery.
Lina Eymers
Equine veterinarian specializing in dental treatment and occlusal correction with a strong focus on functional dentition analysis.
Jasmin Roesberg
Equine veterinarian specializing in equine dentistry with a focus on occlusal correction, diagnostics, and incisor therapy.
Dr. Corsin Heim
Board certified equine surgeon with a focus on tooth preserving procedures, endodontics and minimally invasive extractions.
Dr. med. vet. Thea Ryhner
Board certified equine specialist focused on dentistry, rehabilitation and chiropractic care.
