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Originally Posted by intilis  I think genetics plays the biggest part in dental health. My Phoebe lost 6 teeth at her first dental (3 years old). I was so upset, I made sure to brush every day after that. She had her next dental 9 months later (I wanted to be ahead of the game), and she lost 3 canines! I asked the vet what I was doing wrong, and he said it was genetics. I KNOW that I did everything I could to keep her teeth healthy, but I'm still really upset that she lost 9 teeth in 2 years. I plan on 6 month dentals from here on out. Hopefully that will help save the teeth she has left. |
I totally agree about genetics playing a big part in which dogs have poor dentition but I don't let that stop me in my brushing and regular vet checks of the mouth in case it's not a factor in my dog. It's got to be so disheartening when you brush every day, get the dog's dental health professionally checked every 6 months, get dentals when they are recommended and still they lose teeth. Unless you already have your dog under the care of one, I believe I would seek out a veterinary dentist if I had a dog said to be predisposed genetically to have dental problems and had lost so many teeth already.