Thank god! Bambi got his baby teeth extracted and cleaned...$600 sigh...I'm so glad i didn't go back to the first Vet. I found out he would have missed a couple baby teeth if i have him do it. Gosh! Anyways, Bambi's got great breathe now! Thanks everyone with the input!

NOT a know it all, just wanted to share what I DO know. ;)
 

Wow, I just took a look at this thread and haven't read all the way through. I saw the photos of the person that posted this thread originally of his pup's teeth and it's OBVIOUS just in the photos that this Yorkie has disiduous teeth that need to be pulled. The growth and placement of his adult teeth on top also look like they've been influinced to grow incorrectly, most likely due to these retained teeth. I'd need to read the rest of this thread, but a good cleaning is not all he needs. He needs to have the disiduous teeth removed (their blood supply typically isn't the best anyway AND they are the number one reason for bad breath in small breeds), the adult teeth not only cleaned, but POLISHED as well. A lot of people think it's enough to scale a dogs teeth and it's not, the surface (after scraping) then needs to be polished to smooth the surface.
Think of the tooth (after a scraping to remove the tartar and plaque buildup) as a porus piece of volcanic rock-anyone w/ a garden knows what I'm talking about-well, if you were to put that tooth under a microscope, that's kinda what the surface would look like. Why would you think to leave the tooth exposed like that? (little pockets begging to catch more tartar and bacteria?) Therefore, all those teeth that have been "cleaned"/scraped NEED to be polished smooth to even out the surface of those "pockets" on those teeth.
Make sense? I'm not a vet, but teeth are my number one pet peeve (and I went w/ Yorkies!) and I used to work at a clinic that specialized in dentition overseas.
Oh, and most dogs do need to be sedated to polish them. Unfortunantely we can't "ask" them to hold still like we can kids! ;)
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(ps, I would ask to see a different vet! He/She should've noticed this situation in his/her initial office exam and said something to you.)

CUTIE!

Yes, Bambi got his baby teeth removed (read my last post) and also cleaned and polished! his teeth look clean and smell fresh. I'm so happy! Thanks for all the help!

Much Better!
 

Absolutely GORGEOUS teeth!
His gums look much better too! (probably pleased all that unneccesary pressure is off of them!) ;) :thumbup:

I'm so glad you had it done properly- it'll show in the long run! Now just be sure to keep it up! Some brush, others have their dogs chew on rope toys, either sprayed w/ an enzyme cleaner or nothing at all. If you're dog is a respectable chewer, then the hard part is over!

I hope you're much more comfortable w/ this new vet!
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