You do not need a dental specialist but I think they would be better with extractions. My first concern would be to go to a vet with a good anesthetic protocol who sees small dogs often.
There is no good way to clean teeth without anesthesia.
Doing them anesthesia-free sounds great but the cleaning doesn't go as deep and isn't as theory as it needs to be and it isn't as healthy for the dog in the end.
Brushing everyday is good but if the teeth are full of tartar and the adult teeth are lose, they probably need to be professionally cleaned and some may need to be pulled, otherwise the infection could go into the organs and then there is a big problem...
Usually the benefits of a cleaning outweigh the risks, but sometimes that isn't true, so if you aren't sure, get a second opinion.
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Last edited by Ellie May; 07-07-2008 at 04:16 AM.
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