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DENTAL HEALTH
 
The most important place for dental care is at home.  Our pet's dental health is a lot like our own.  Just as with us, our pets visit the doctor for deep cleanings and to address specific dental problems, but the most important aspect is keeping things clean at home.  There are many different ways to do this, the best product is the one that both you and your pet will accept and use regularly.  Visit the Home Care page for information on home care products.  This is the best thing you can do for your pet.

Pet dental care is important because:                           
 
  • Gum infections hurt!!! 
  • Gum and teeth disease lead to other infections such as endocarditis (heart valve infection) and kidney infections.  The bacteria in the mouth can even be a potential source of human infections. 
  • Your pet will be much more pleasant to be around with no “bad breath.” 
  • It will save you a great deal of expense in caring for your pet in later years. 
When problems need to be addressed, or when a deep cleaning is needed, a professional dental cleaning is recommended.  Follow the link to Professional Dental Cleaning to view a step-by-step demonstration of a cleaning.

Profession dental cleaning involves the following steps:
 
PRE-ANESTHESIC EVALUATIONS & BLOOD WORK SCREENING:
Pre-Anesthetic evaluations enhance anesthesia safety and provides a prognosis of internal organ problems that can affect the health of your pet after the dental cleaning. Even though your pet seems to be in “good health,” blood testing often reveals sub-clinical problems that are treatable when caught in time. This step is not standard procedure in human dentistry.
ANESTHESIA:
The part of the tooth under the gum line must be cleaned as well as the exposed portion to really help your pet long-term. General anesthesia enables us to accomplish this. Sedatives are chosen with your pet’s utmost safety in mind, and is dictated by age, weight, and physical condition. The cost of sedation is a major reason that a dental cleaning costs more in animals than in people.
 
CLEANING:
 
Tarter removal above and below the gum line is done with both hand instruments and ultrasonic cleaning equipment.
The teeth are then polished and treated with fluoride.
                                                                                                       
ANTIBIOTICS:
 
Antibiotics are usually required in veterinary dentistry because teeth cleanings are not usually performed until tooth and gum disease are already present. Antibiotics help prevent bacterial spread to other organs such as liver, kidneys & heart.
 
Once the dental cleaning procedure has been completed, it is important that you follow the dental hygiene recommendations made for your particular pet to keep your pet’s mouth as healthy as possible. Such as a dental vaccine, daily brushing, dental chews and oral rinses.
 
Visit the Pet Library in the learning center of our for more information on dental disease on periodontitis.
                
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