Canine Gum Disease

Canine Teeth Problem

Do you know the most common problem with dogs? It is called periodontal disease. Almost 80% percent of dogs aged 2.5 years and older may start to develop trouble with their teeth. Problems with Tooth and gum are really painful and very serious if untreated and may possibly lead to other sickness or stop eating.

The signs and symptoms of a possible Periodontal Disease are as follows; yellow teeth, bad breath, inflamed gums, difficulty in eating, missing tooth, weight loss, blood in saliva, drooling and swelling below one of the eye.

Periodontal disease always starts with plaque. If plaque is not removed  and the teeth is not cleaned through tooth brushing, it will harden and eventually turn into tartar. the tartar builds up, and the plaque continues to accumulate and starts to infect the gums. Plaque and bacteria if left unchecked over a period of time may enter the dog’s bloodstream and infect the heart, liver, kidneys and lungs.

few dogs have certain mouth and tooth problems that makes them wanting to chew or bite down all the things they see.  This may be a result of a cavity, a tooth abscess, a broken tooth, or a distempered tooth.  Large decayed cavities are very visible as damage to the enamel and often happen at around the gum line.  The molars are the teeth that are mostly fractured.  And the distemper virus is very common among puppy, this causes the teeth to look like decayed adult teeth.

Cavities are very rare in canines and eating too much sweets and not brushing of teeth is not the cause of it. Rather, it happens to work its way into your pet dog’s mouth, he’ll have to have it filled by your trusty vet, using the same  dental materials by dentist used to fill cavity in humans.

Dogs love to chew almost anything. wood, bones, furniture, stones, anything, it doesn’t matter, they all make your dog very happy and busy. But, he may be very happy that what he doesn’t realize that he may have a broken tooth from over gnawing those things. If you notice a crack or chip in one of her teeth, take a closer look. Simply brake the enamel won’t cause any major crisis and can be ignored. But if the break is deeper into the tooth where there are nerves and blood he will have a fair amount of pain. If the breakage is deep enough to the inner part of the tooth, and are exposed, he may have a root canal extraction procedure.

To help prevent major brakeage, have him play with dental toys, or have him gnaw a huge bone, and I tell you it will help clean those teeth keep the chewing and gnawing sessions to a max of 10 minutes and just a reminder, do not play catch with a bone. 

Just as in their human counterparts, a dog’s mouths and throats sometimes can have a painful viral or bacterial infection which can be difficult to treat.