4-Year-Old Horse's Teeth Anterior View

4-Year-Old Horse’s Teeth Anterior View

This is an illustration of a 4-year-old horse's teeth as seen from the front (anterior view).

This is an illustration of the front (anterior) view of a 4-year-old horse’s teeth. The central and intermediate permanent incisors are in firm contact and wear in the 4-year-old horse. The remaining deciduous corner incisors appear smaller in comparison. The canines might erupt at 3 1/2 years of age, but they are more likely to erupt at age four.

The dental cup is still deep on the central incisor, whereas the intermediate incisor has a sharp surface. The fourth permanent premolars and molars should erupt at this time.

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