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Originally Posted by yorkieusa  When the tartar is built up too much! Actually, I can tell by looking at my girl's, but if you feel it needs to be done, then just take them in and ask the dr. I don't know how to explain it.  |
I'll have our vet take a look. Would love to see some pictures. I'm going to try to find some resources on this subject.
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Originally Posted by Raymond's Mom 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. |
Someone here once mentioned that after scaling, dentists use a special polish. Why can't we have this polish? When I go to the dentist myself, the doctor scrapes aggressively and pulls hard with the scaler. What I have done on my dogs is much, much gentler.
Not all vets push procedures and treatments for $. Our first vet did, but we found a really good doctor who does what he thinks is best for the dog.