25/08/2023
Lets talk oral care in our pets! An examination by your veterinarian is the first step. Your veterinarian will confirm that a dental cleaning is needed and will review with you what procedures are likely required prior to the dental cleaning.
Your veterinarian may perform preanesthetic blood tests to ensure that kidney and liver function are satisfactory for anesthesia, as well as an evaluation of the heart and abdomen, if needed. Pets need an oral examination whenever there are missing, discolored, broken teeth, swollen and inflamed gums, oral growths, or bad breath. When rough tartar accumulates on tooth surfaces and touches the gum line, it is time for a professional oral assessment, treatment, and prevention visit. Pets cannot tell us when their teeth are diseased and some pets never show that they are in pain, even if they are. Once the problem is identified, your veterinarian can treat the problem, thereby relieving your pets discomfort. Anesthesia is important to allow a tooth-by-tooth examination, including dental radiographs. In many cases, X-rays are the only way your veterinarian can know that your pet has a serious dental problem. Dental radiographs in pets are similar to those taken in humans. An X-ray machine uses small amounts of radiation to see the inside of your pets teeth and areas below the gum line that are hidden from view.
To schedule your dental assessment visit, call us at (863) 230-7045.
