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A keystone of health for dogs and cats.
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Dental Before & After




Before The Dental Cleaning
Drop off time is usually between 7:30-8:30 am, before our clinic opens. Just ring the doorbell when you arrive and we will meet you and welcome your pet inside. We will confirm your paperwork, weigh your pet, and ask you some questions. Plan for about 20 minutes to go through this process.
The Veterinarian will perform a physical exam the morning of surgery and will call you to discuss the physical exam and answer any questions you still have about the day. We will also call you after the procedure is over to let you know how it went and when you can be reunited with them.
During The Dental Cleaning
Dental Care FAQs
Dental surgery is the removal of diseased teeth from the mouth through proper surgical techniques. In advanced stages of dental disease, we need to extract the affected teeth. It involves similar techniques as the soft tissue surgery but also involves the bones and teeth. We really focus on management of pain and stress at all levels. For example, even though your pet is sleeping peacefully under anesthetic, we still put in dental freezing! We are always cleaning the remaining teeth with the hope that we can help slow the development of plaque and tarter in the future. We find owners report that their pet is acting like a puppy or a kitten again after we remove the teeth that were previously causing them pain.
The research is that the plaque bacteria under the gumline is truly the cause of dental disease in our pets. A non-anesthetic based cleaning does not allow a proper cleaning under the gumline. It also does not allow dental radiographs which lets us see under the gumline which is where half of the tooth structure lives and often where most of our pet’s disease also is. Without x-rays it goes undetected. The standard of care for all pets undergoing a dental procedure is full mouth x-rays.
Dental Care FAQs
Dental surgery is the removal of diseased teeth from the mouth through proper surgical techniques. In advanced stages of dental disease, we need to extract the affected teeth. It involves similar techniques as the soft tissue surgery but also involves the bones and teeth. We really focus on management of pain and stress at all levels. For example, even though your pet is sleeping peacefully under anesthetic, we still put in dental freezing! We are always cleaning the remaining teeth with the hope that we can help slow the development of plaque and tarter in the future. We find owners report that their pet is acting like a puppy or a kitten again after we remove the teeth that were previously causing them pain.
The research is that the plaque bacteria under the gumline is truly the cause of dental disease in our pets. A non-anesthetic based cleaning does not allow a proper cleaning under the gumline. It also does not allow dental radiographs which lets us see under the gumline which is where half of the tooth structure lives and often where most of our pet’s disease also is. Without x-rays it goes undetected. The standard of care for all pets undergoing a dental procedure is full mouth x-rays.