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When I adopted Cal, he already had one dead uppper left canine tooth. He now has another dead canine tooth as well as a small incisor tooth that has died. None of the teeth are abcessed or infected, but it's only a matter of time before one begins to bother him OR breaks off.
I've been doing some research because my vet won't extract a canine tooth until absolutely necessary. Those teeth are the 'cornerstone' teeth, and once lost will begin a domino effect of tooth and health problems. Besides that, the roots are so long, the extraction is difficult and is often more complicated on a larger dog.
Because Calvin is relatively young (5-7 years my vet guesses), and we aren't in any trouble yet, I've been looking at options to treat the dead teeth in the hope of saving them to help preserve his overall health. I asked my dentist-boss to consider doing root canals on the teeth, because we have a portable unit which can be transported to the vet's office where Cal can be sedated first.
However, my vet has found a dentist-vet in Decatur Illinois whose practice is all about animal dentistry. VERY interesting. I am contacting him next week for a telephone consultation.....
Has anyone here ever had experience with dental treatment (other than extractions I mean?)
I've been doing some research because my vet won't extract a canine tooth until absolutely necessary. Those teeth are the 'cornerstone' teeth, and once lost will begin a domino effect of tooth and health problems. Besides that, the roots are so long, the extraction is difficult and is often more complicated on a larger dog.
Because Calvin is relatively young (5-7 years my vet guesses), and we aren't in any trouble yet, I've been looking at options to treat the dead teeth in the hope of saving them to help preserve his overall health. I asked my dentist-boss to consider doing root canals on the teeth, because we have a portable unit which can be transported to the vet's office where Cal can be sedated first.
However, my vet has found a dentist-vet in Decatur Illinois whose practice is all about animal dentistry. VERY interesting. I am contacting him next week for a telephone consultation.....
Has anyone here ever had experience with dental treatment (other than extractions I mean?)