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you could also consider starting him on an oral care kibble if you wanted. I agree with the others it depends on the dog. My older dog Barney is coming due for a dental and he is 11 and this will be his first -- he has beautiful teeth and hasn't lost any. Daisy lost 10 teeth before age 2, not because of lack of care - they just came out from lousy breeding. She then broke two - and had to have them removed, so she has only needed 2 dentals in her life. Now Teddy on the other hand is almost 3 and his teeth are building up plaque- I took him to the dentist who said it's not needed yet but I think he needs one soon. I started him on RC yorkshire terrier kibble which has an ingredient to help with plaque and it seems to be helping. The AVDA has info on their website about oral care foods.