My vets have told me they just can't really clean sufficiently under the gumline and everywhere else they need to with the dog awake & feeling it & they simply will not do it to a dog. Plus, the dog grows very tired very quickly of being made to lie still as they clean near & under those tender gums even with healthy gums/teeth. If there are pus pockets to be cleaned, etc., it gets very painful for the dog to endure, not to mention if they run into a problem and have to pull a tooth.
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