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Originally Posted by JennaPenny  I know about anesthetic and the older they get the more dangerous, but Chewie chipped a molar. she has good teeth and I keep them as clean as possible. I don't want her to lose it, and I know that's ridiculous but it's a major molar and if it can be saved, has any one done this? Thank you. |
I would go ahead and do it. Even if the tooth is good now, it could go downhill quickly. I posted a thread in the sick and emergencies section about Bella's recent dental. Her teeth went downhill rapidly in a two year period such that she needed to have most of them removed. She still has a couple of molars that need to be removed professionally at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital because they are past saving, and the roots are too long and they hook back upward. Bella is five years old and she recovered from the anesthesia and her extractions incredibly rapidly. If I could save Bella's molars, I would--the vet said that they are important, and to extract them is dangerous--risks breaking the jaw. Alas, they will need to be extracted.
Have you had x-rays done yet, and if so, are they safe to extract if you don't go ahead and have them saved via a root canal? If they are cracked and you don't do anything about it now, things could get worse later...