Four cases of periapical disease (PC) in equines submitted to apicoectomy and dental extraction were studied. The diagnosis was based on anamnesis, physical and oral examination and radiology. The apicoectomy was not effective due of the lack of endodontic treatment. The dental extraction was the better treatment, despite of the difficulty of complete cure of the infection. The PC can have other causes, beyond of those classified as primary and secondary by the literature.
horse; periapical disease; dental extraction; apicoectomy
