[Aneta]

Hi there. I have a 7 year old Yorkie who has been in great health, gets tons of exercise and generally been great. I have a questions regarding their professional teeth cleaning. I was never really good at brushing her teeth till now and only had her teeth cleaned by non-anesthesia ultrasonic when she was 2, then 4 and then at 6 years old, when they told me she did have some gingivitis and gave me antibiotics after the cleaning. I now brush her teeth every day and get ultrasonic every 6 months. Do you all think this is sufficient to prevent any major gum disease or could it be possible she has some serious pain/damage because of the previous years I did not brush her teeth? Is it pretty much necessary to put her under in order to find out and have her teeth properly cleaned and assessed. I get differing opinions from different vets - some saying it's just political and that a vet can see if there is any major problems and no need to go under, that they just want to make $. Help?