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Originally Posted by Doodlebug  Something you posted has me worried.
Daisy is 5 yrs old and has never had her teeth professionally cleaned. Her teeth are beautiful and white. I only brush them occasionally. I didn't know about INVISIBLE plaque. Each year when Daisy has her vet visit they tell me her teeth are fine and don't need cleaning. Should I be getting her teeth cleaned even though there is no visible tarter?? I hate to put her through the trauma and possible danger of being left at the vet and being put under anesthesia if it isn't necessary. But now I am a little worried. |
If her teeth are perfectly white and the vet has never said she needs a cleaning, I would not do it.
One thing that you do have to be careful of is allowing people to clean them anesthesia-free. This type of cleaning just gets the visible tartar off while the tartar under the gums remains. So it isn't much more than a cosmetic procedure and then it makes people think that the teeth are fine when they aren't.
I am seeing tartar on Ellie's teeth and am now just considering a cleaning.