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should be filed off at least once a year. A parrot-mouth 
should be kept filed off level. Irregular and projecting 
teeth should be ent off or filed off with a “float,” until 
even with the rest of the set. 
In horses and eattle, however, the “table,” or grind- 
Fig. 48. Projecting molars of horse. 
ing surface of the teeth, is naturally rough and sharp. 
It should not be filed except to remove prominent 
irregularities. 
Horses’ teeth should be carefully examined and 
attended to at least once a year. The practice of itin- 
erant “veterinary dentists,” of “fixing” them whether 
they need it or not, is bad. These fellows often do 
horses more harm than good. 
