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10-06-2013, 07:07 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Illinois
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| Overbite Hi everyone I'm new here, I came across this site while researching overbites. And hoped you guys can better help me. My mom made a deposit on a yorkie when the babies were born. When she went to see the one that would be hers the breeder let her know that he has a slight overbite. She doesn't plan to breed or show him but is still worried that that may cause him health or dental problems down the road. I've been reading a lot about it on the web. Some say their adult teeth will have to be filed down or even pulled out if they poke his gums others say they can be just fine while others say the issue can correct itself as the puppy grows. The puppy is now 12 wks. Would it have corrected by now? Or will it get worse? Does anyone have a puppy with an overbite? |
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10-06-2013, 07:49 AM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT. Overbites in Yorkies are not that uncommon and most of the time the overbite does not cause any problems. If the puppy just has a slight overbite then I would not expect there to be any problems. The bite can change as the puppy gets older, it could get slightly worse or slightly better; it is impossible to know until the permanent teeth come in.
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10-06-2013, 01:08 PM | #3 |
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| It depends. Sometimes they grow out of it, sometimes not. I discovered Jackson's overbite at his first vet visit at 12 weeks old. At 3 years old, he had been having issues for a while that I had noticed but it had gotten worse... he kept opening and closing his mouth like he was uncomfortable. It always hurt him worse in the mornings. So I decided I finally had to have something done. His bottom canine tooth was poking into his upper palate/roof of his mouth. The vet told us that she technically could pull his canine tooth but she did not recommend it, since the root is so long etc. She referred us to a veterinary dentist, and we ended up deciding on doing a vital pulpotomy. They basically shaved the tooth down and then had to 'fill it'. It was great to see him not in pain anymore or uncomfortable, despite the hefty $1300 price tag! It was good I did it when I did too because it was making a hole in the roof of his mouth and was soon going to be up his nasal cavity. Because he was so young, they said the skin would grow back and he would be fine. Of course many pups have overbites and don't have this issue! It just figures that Jackson's slight over-bite was juuustt enough to cause an issue. It was only on one side of his mouth too, because when he was a pup, he had the 'double row' of teeth... his baby teeth were still in when the adult canines were coming in. So it kind of made that one tooth crooked and I think that's where the issue came in. You can see the shaved down canine tooth here
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10-06-2013, 02:36 PM | #4 |
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| There are many different degrees of overbite. Since the breeder was attentive enough to notice it she probably could tell you how bad the bite is. Many times you don't notice them until the adult teeth come in. A breeder that knows what they are doing would be checking for such things. I don't have that much experience with Yorkie overbites but there are breeds out there where the overbite is almost to be expected. The Shih Tzu and Boxers are examples of dogs that can have extreme overbites when a bad breeding has taken place. If the breeder is honest she will tell you how prevalent overbite is in her breeding stock. If it was just a fluke then fine but if it is pretty common I would be careful. |
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