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The dog’s diet should include: *dry dog food-its hard crunchy nature has an abrasive effect on the teeth helping to remove some of the plaque; *strips of meat-so that the dog has to chew the meat into suitable pieces for swallowing; *bones with meat on them-to encourage chewing. This is likened to a person eating [...]

See your vet who will give your dog a general anaesthetic, provided it has not eaten or drunk for eight hours and will remove the plaque and tartar with an ultrasonic scaler. After all the plaque and tartar is removed, the teeth are polished to provide a smooth surface which slows down the re-formation of [...]

Drooling saliva, bad breath, reluctance to eat hard food, difficulty closing the jaw if tartar build up is excessive and rubbing the mouth on objects or with a paw. If you pull the lips back, you notice a yellow brown scum or a hard, cement like substance stuck to the canine, premolar and molar teeth [...]

Dogs carry large numbers of bacteria in their mouth because they have no oral hygiene and lick their skin and fur. The bacteria develop on food particles in and around the teeth and combine with saliva to form plaque. Plaque is a yellow-brown scum which eventually becomes calcified to form a hard cement-like mass called [...]

Erosion can be due to the dog catching distemper before the permanent teeth erupt or puppies born from bitches being fed diets deficient in fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K during their pregnancy. Staining of the enamel can be caused by administering tetracycline to puppies before their pemanent teeth erupt. Once the enamel [...]

The canine teeth, as they are long, tapered and more exposed, are prone to being chipped or broken. The common causes are fights, falls and cars. If the end of the tooth is chipped or broken, it usually remains healthy. The sharp jagged edge of the tooth may irritate the lip causing an ulcer. In [...]

UNDERSHOT JAW: The normal occlusion or bite is one where the upper and lower incisor teeth meet when the mouth is closed. The common malocclusion seen in the brachycephalic dogs: i.e. those with a pushed in face, is the undershot jaw, where the lower is longer than the upper jaw. It is common and considered [...]

This is reasonably common in the dog, especially the smaller breeds, e.g. the miniature poodle. The incisors and canine teeth are more commonly involved. The permanent teeth erupt alongside the temporary ones.The temporary tooth or teeth remain firmly embedded in the gum leaving the dog with extra teeth. This usually occurs in the upper jaw [...]

This usually occurs with the incisor teeth. The teeth may be rotated, crossed, backward or forwards. Displacements may be the result of a decrease in the size of the jaw leading to over crowding. This condition is seen in the smaller breeds and may be due to selective breeding. Consult your vet when the dog [...]

Eruption of the permanent teeth occurs from the 3rd to 7th month. The total number of permanent teeth is forty two. The time of eruption of temporary and permanent teeth can help you determine a dogs age up to about seven months. Beyond this stage, the dogs teeth (unlike horses teeth) are of no help [...]