The 30-second rinse that could save your horse's teeth (and your wallet)
- Wayne Dale
- Jul 14, 2025
- 2 min read
Veterinary science confirms: feed trapped between your horse’s teeth is the spark plug for caries, gum disease, even advanced conditions like EOTRH.
Rinsing with a 400 ml syringe helps flush debris, break down harmful biofilms, and protect teeth and gums before it's too late.

Even the healthiest-looking horses can have dental issues brewing below the surface.
Trapped feed between teeth is one of the earliest and most common triggers — and it’s easy to miss.
Over time, it can cause:
Caries (decay)
Inflamed, infected gums (periodontal disease)
Painful fractures and even tooth loss
In older horses? It can exacerbate conditions like EOTRH — progressive, untreatable decay that ends in extraction.
Veterinary studies are clear:
Trapped feed is a contributor to decay, infection, and pain — but daily rinsing can help slow it down.
Your New Stable Essential: The 400ml Dosing Syringe
This isn’t just a tool — it’s prevention in your hands.
Rinses out stuck food after feeding
Helps reduce harmful bacteria and acid
Mimics professional dental flushing
Supports oral hygiene between dental checkups
It only takes 30 seconds a day. It could save your horse years of pain — and you, thousands in dental bills.
Because a healthy mouth means a healthier horse.
Footnotes:
Ham, R. (2019). Equine Dental Disease: Caries and Cavities. Kentucky Equine Research.
“In many cases, feed becomes packed into the periodontium … this
accumulation … can eventually lead to caries.” ResearchGate+14Kentucky Equine Research+14academicjournals.org+14PDF & full text available via
Kentucky Equine Research website.
Nuttall, H. E. & Ravenhill, P. M. (2010). Postmortem survey of peripheral dental caries in 510 Swedish horses. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42, 310–311.
Highlights prevalence of peripheral caries and association with food impaction. Kentucky Equine Researchsciencedirect.com+2PMC+2BioMed Central+2
Gere, I. & Dixon, P. M. (2010). Aetiopathogenesis of infundibular caries in equine cheek teeth. Veterinary Practice Update.
Describes how exposed cemental defects collect food and ferment, causing infundibular caries. magonlinelibrary.com+15Veterinary Practice+15Frontiers+15
Jackson, K. L. et al. (2016). A Retrospective Study of Treatments for Equine Periodontal Disease. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 33(2), 83–89.
Compare treatments including pocket lavage with chlorhexidine and removal of feed material—a statistically significant improvement. beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com+3PubMed+3ResearchGate+3
Carmalt, J. L. et al. (2004). Recognition and Treatment of Equine Periodontal Disease. AAEP Proceedings.
“The presence of a diastema, enabling feed to become impacted … identifies horses at risk of tooth loss due to periodontal disease.” ResearchGate+12IVIS+12ResearchGate+12
Kennedy, R. J. et al. (2016). The microbiome associated with equine periodontitis and oral health. Veterinary Research, 47, 49.
Food residues lead to increased diversity and pathogenic shifts in subgingival bacteria; daily oral hygiene is key. BioMed CentralMDPI
Dixon, P. M. et al. (2021). Equine Infundibular Caries-Related Cheek Teeth Fractures. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8:646870.
Infundibular caries frequently linked to food impaction and frequently results in fractures and infection. Frontiers+1Veterinary Practice+1Veterinary Practice
Jackson, K., Kelty, E. & Tennant, M. (2018). Equine peripheral dental caries: epidemiological survey. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50, 79–84.
Epidemiological evidence showing caries linked to high-sugar hay and feed impaction.




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