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Originally Posted by bellasmomok

I recommend using dental wipes...they are basically a cotton pad (the one's I have are round and resemble the OXY or Clearasil facial pads you can buy) with baking soda, another dental ingredient, and mint flavoring. There is no way I could use an actual toothbrush on Bella (she so tiny, and she definitely wouldn't tolerate that...she'd probably chew on it if I stuck it in her mouth!). Since I started checking her teeth when she was little, she lets me "look" at them, and I just use the pad to wipe at least the fronts, but also try to get the tops, and last of all the backs of each tooth (depending on how long I can get her to be still)--I read somewhere that the inside and tops of pet's teeth get "cleaned" regularly by their saliva, chewing on toys, and even from crunching up dry food, but the fronts of their teeth aren't "cleaned" naturally. Supposedly, if you take care of the fronts, they take care of the rest! And Bella loves the minty flavor...she licks and licks the whole time I'm wiping. (I put her on her back in my lap to do it.)
I hope that helps!

Tara

My vet also said to use a wipe like a cotton gauze pad. She did it at the office and I was amazed. I can't get a tooth brush or finger brush in my boys' mouths.