Healthy Teeth ~ Happy Pet ‘Tips from your local veterinarian.’

A Veterinarian, near you, can perform services to keep your your dog and cats’ teeth cleaned.

Just like us, animals need regular dentist check-ups and teeth cleanings for oral health.

A complete dental cleaning, from a vet, means the cleaning each tooth, under all the gums and then polishing each tooth.

This is then followed up with x-rays to find any hidden disease. The costs of dental care are associated with the time involved, the anesthesia needed, and advanced equipment and training.

Professional dental cleanings are much more than simple brushing of the teeth. True dental cleanings involve scaling the teeth (the scraping your dentist does to your teeth). This can be time consuming, especially after years of tartar build up. Disease also occurs under the gums as well, it is important we reach those areas too.

Once cleaning is complete we take X-rays of the teeth to ‘see’ if there are any underlying issues or if disease is present. If there are concerns or teeth that must be extracted, we will contact you and give our advice based on what the x-rays show.
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Healthy Pet Care from your local family veterinarian in Canton, GA.

What happens during a pet dental cleaning?

A Veterinarians’ take on dental care.

Professional dental cleanings are much more than simple brushing of the teeth and a dental cleaning really must be done under anesthesia.

Many owners are fearful of anesthesia for cleaning their pets teeth. However, there are several safety precautions that are taken before a pet is prepped for dental cleanings.

True dental cleanings involve scaling the teeth (the scraping your dentist does to your teeth). This can be time consuming, especially after years of tartar build up.

Disease also occurs under the gums as well, it is important we reach those areas too, cleaning only the part of the tooth you can see is nothing more than a cosmetic procedure.

Pets will not willingly sit still for these cleanings. For the safety of the veterinarian and your pet it is important they are not awake for these procedures.

Don’t be fooled by those selling cleanings while your pet is awake. “Awake” procedures are unethical, ineffective and they trick owners into thinking they have done right by their pets

Dental cleaning instruments are very sharp. Use of these instruments in a moving patient is unsafe and ineffective.

Finally, the teeth are fully polished and any grooves left in the enamel are smoothed. This is so plaque and tartar do not reform into these grooves.

Polishing requires a rotating device just like your dentist uses, and the polish is applied under the gums.

This final step decreases how quickly future disease will occur. Just like in people, oral health is a daily battle and at home brushing is the best way to slow recurrence of disease and oral infection, improving the quality and health of your furry family member.

Dental cleanings are continued on an ‘as needed’ basis usually between 1-2 years. Infection in the teeth can lead to heart and kidney disease if left unchecked. Regular, frequent cleanings keep costs and risks to a minimum.

Our main goal is to maintain a high quality of life for your pet as long as possible. Thankfully, our pets live a lot longer now, and their teeth can last longer too.

Contact your local vet, in Georgia, to schedule a cleaning and exam.

“My pet doesn’t seem to be in pain. Wouldn’t he stop eating if his teeth hurt?”

Bad news from your veterinarian?

The truth is most pets will continue to eat despite constant and throbbing dental pain.

Sadly, pets can’t easily tell us about it and the painful teeth often look totally healthy from the outside.

There is hope! Many owners comment on how much more lively and playful their pet is after we have removed infected, painful teeth and have given the others a good cleaning. More than anything this increased activity confirms the amount of pain the pet was in before the procedure.

New information is allowing veterinarians to understand dental disease. It is highly treatable if caught early. We can minimize pain and tooth loss through physical exams, testing, and regular, frequent cleanings.

To learn more Click this link: Dental Care Booklet for Owners

What better time than now to schedule your pets dental cleaning at a vet in Canton.

How do I keep my pets teeth clean? Advice from Canton Vets

Vets in Canton agree Healthy Teeth equals Healthy Pets.

As veterinarians, we know it would be great if pet owners could brush their animal’s teeth every day.

We realize; that’s probably unrealistic, so once a week is good. You will still make an impact for the better of your pets health. Use a Plain toothbrush, plain water, you don’t need special paste to brush your pets teeth.

We recommend brushes, the little finger brushes that you can find in pet stores really don’t have enough abrasive abilities to them to do the job. But a plain, little soft kid’s toothbrush on the outer surfaces of those teeth, brushing once a week, you can make a pretty big impact.

Your pet will still need to have their teeth professionally cleaned by a veterinarian, but we can, hopefully, do that less frequently.

X-rays for Teeth? – Vet Marietta Ga Acworth Vets

The reasons the vets take x-rays at Cherokee Animal Hospital.

Why Dental X-rays?

As a vet, I perform a dental X-ray on a patient to be able to determine the health of a tooth.

It’s like the Iceberg scenario, most of the disease happens under the surface and that is the root of the tooth.

The only way to evaluate that root is through X-rays. They help us decided whether or not that tooth is healthy and at 100% for your pet. That is why we vets do X-rays on teeth.