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Originally Posted by Maximo  That is great! That is my hope for my boys. Teddy is starting to get a little junk along the gum line of a couple of teeth. I wish scaling didn't pit the teeth, as Crystal noted, because he will let me do it. Both my boys have let me do it, but I stopped when I learned it would do harm.
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Hi,
Scaling does not "pit" the teeth. If done roughly it can scratch the enamel which is what supposedly can then give tarter a place to adhere to on the tooth. But if you can gently clean your dogs teeth with your dental scaler than that is ALWAYS preferable to having the vet put the dog under and doing the cleaning. And although some don't want to discuss this aspect of the procedure, there are vets that charge extremely high amounts to do this. It's how they make their money folks.
After you scale the teeth brush well and dip the brush in peroxide. That kills bacteria. If you can keep up with the tarter then you're not going to scratch the teeth and your dog will be FAR better off than doing yearly dentals at the vet.