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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 cut off or filed off with a "float," until 

 even with the rest of the set. 



In horses and cattle, 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. 



