Many trainers and owners, when they start bitting a horse, routinely have wolf teeth removed, which is something I recommend. Taking them out simply eliminates a potential complication in training. The permanent teeth that replace the baby teeth are the kind that many humans would love to own when visiting the dentist to have a cavity drilled out and filled. The exposed crown of an adult horse's permanent tooth has neither a central nervous structure nor a blood supply. Thus, when it is treated, the horse feels no pain.
Females normally have the same complement as males, minus the canine teeth.
Regular, routine dental care is the best safeguard against tooth problems. This might involve examining and treating horses with problems every six months. At the least, it ought to encompass a routine, annual dental exam. A foal, Easley says, should have its mouth examined by a veterinarian as part of a routine post-natal examination. There are steps that can be taken, such as braces or the use of wires, to correct certain problems when the horse is young.