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10-06-2009, 06:39 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York
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| Healthy tooth pulled? During a cleaning the vet said he saw a cavity in Rusty's tooth but we aren't sure we see one. Anyone have a similar experience? |
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10-06-2009, 06:46 PM | #2 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | that's hard for any one to see. did you vet do an x-ray before extracting the tooth? sometimes the problem is in the root and not the upper part of the tooth.
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10-06-2009, 06:50 PM | #3 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Cavities are rare in dogs. Usually they lose teeth due to a lot of tartar build up and infection in the gums...which leads to instability in the tooth. Are you sure he said cavity? Or, did he just say he had to pull one? I have had many dentals done on pups and have only seen one cavity; but have seen many teeth that had to be extracted.
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10-06-2009, 07:01 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York
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| No, an x-ray was not done. We were just told at the end of the cleaning that a tooth had to be extracted because it had a hole in it. We were just a little skeptical since we were not informed about the extraction before it was done. I would hate to find out my baby lost a tooth unnecessarily. I would like to know if anyone can see anything wrong with the tooth since we don't. Rusty is only 2 and half years old and we do whatever we can to keep his teeth healthy. Last year a tooth was also extracted, but this time it was because it was crooked or something like that. I just don't want my 2 year old baby to have no teeth by the time he's 5. I just want to make sure this Vet is not extracting teeth just to make few hundred dollars more. All your responses will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all. |
10-06-2009, 07:11 PM | #5 | |
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I seriously doubt any vet would extract a tooth for money. And...couple of hundred? Please dont tell me he charged that for ONE tooth. yikes..I hope not! My vet charges $12/tooth. I would voice my concerns with the vet...go back and have him explain this to you thoroughly and show you the hole he said is there! You are a paying client and are entitled to such! Good luck!
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10-06-2009, 08:22 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: BC, Canada
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| Do you have the tooth? Can you post pics of it? How much did he charge for the extraction? You could take the tooth to a dentist and they would likely take a peak at it right there in the waiting room free of charge out of pure interest. Or just bring it to your next dental visit. Keep it in a zip bag to slow it's drying, after a time they crack. Slight decay can not be seen it must be felt with an explorer so it could be there, i guess they don't do fillings on dogs.
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10-06-2009, 09:47 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: BC, Canada
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| Ok so the first time I read the post was from my ipod and the pics weren't in the post. So now I have looked at them. The second one looks like the brown oval shape at the base of the crown on the right side of the tooth could be something called cervical decay. It is a shallow hallowing out, usually yellowish in color on a human tooth and looks similar to your pic. Hard to tell without being able to touch it. On your picture it could also be calculus(if the area is raised) but if it is depressed there then most likely it is decay. It doesn't have to be brown or black it can be yellowish in color. In humans it can start by grinding actually then the area gets exposed and decay can form. Hope that is of some help.
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