Anaesthesia free dental cleaning

[Wylie's Mom]

Thanks for posting this, it's always interesting to hear of these things. Do you think it's just cosmetic/surface probably? That's my guess, but I can't say for sure since I haven't seen it done in person.

I kind of doubt this could replace true dental work, but perhaps this might be a good adjunct in-between-cleanings type treatment (IF it's safe, that is; and I'm not sure it is to be honest).

Looking forward to seeing what you hear back from them.

[mimimomo]

I did anesthesia free dental cleaning on my 3 guys & loved it! We had a wonderful experience, we used Houndstooth & they were working out of a holistic vet's office. The vet checked their teeth 1st & ok'ed the procedure. Houndstooth also showed me how to hold them between my legs while brushing their teeth.
Of course, you need to use good judgement & they were good candidates. Just some tartar build up & no periodontal disease or gingivitis. I opted not to get Momo done bc he needed to go under for a thorough cleaning. He doesn't let me brush his teeth, I still try tho & didn't think he was a good candidate. He had to have 3 small molars on the bottom pulled.

It was Turbo & Princess' 1st dental cleaning ever & Mimi's 2nd. She's had anesthesia dental cleaning by the vet b4. Princess just turned 5 years old & she had her 1st anesthesia cleaning by my vet couple of months ago, no teeth extractions. Turbo (also 5) will have his 1st anesthesia cleaning in Feb...this will be his 1st also. He has great teeth genes. I brush their teeth every night b4 bedtime, they look forward to it.

[Ellie May]

The perils of anesthesia-free dentistry in pets - DVM

Pics of the inevitable outcome...
No good exam, no probing, no getting anywhere close enough under the gums, risky restraint, and a false sense of good oral health because the teeth are white... What is happening on the visible surface, when scraped off, can no longer be a gage of oral health.

More bacteria is swallowed, more risk of aspirating, risk of oral damage, etc.

[mimimomo]

BTW, they go above & below the gum line. This shouldn't replace anesthesia cleaning, it would be a good in-between cleaning, if your dog is a good candidate.

[Lovetodream88]

I thought I would share this https://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocume...Guidelines.pdf

[ladyjane]

Dangers of Anesthesia Free Pet Dental cleaning - Vet Dentist - Colorado |

[McheleM]

Actually, my dentist does novacaine when he does a deep cleaning on my teeth. He does the top one day and then makes me come back the next day for the bottom.

And he does dig around under the gums to make sure there's nothing under there to cause issues.

[maggieriggs]

please forgive me, I'm not sure how this site works yet.....i was told by my vet that my 5 year old yorkie needs her teeth cleaned, that her canine teeth were very bad and that if i did not do it soon, that other problems could arise. I'm just nervous as maggie is only 5 pounds and I'm scared to put her under. Has anyone had their yorkies teeth cleaned?? They said that they put them under because they go up in their gum, ect....

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by maggieriggs

please forgive me, I'm not sure how this site works yet.....i was told by my vet that my 5 year old yorkie needs her teeth cleaned, that her canine teeth were very bad and that if i did not do it soon, that other problems could arise. I'm just nervous as maggie is only 5 pounds and I'm scared to put her under. Has anyone had their yorkies teeth cleaned?? They said that they put them under because they go up in their gum, ect....

My yorkies weigh between 4 and 12 pounds and they all have dentals as needed...most of them need them yearly.

The risk of illness from periodontal disease is much, much higher than the risk of an anesthetic death.

It of course is very important that your vet use good anesthetic protocol. There is a link about that here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-protocol.html