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This page is mostly about the products we offer to help with oral hygiene.  To go to our page about the dental services we offer and about the importance of oral health, please click here

Prophylactic Dentistry:

Human dentists recommend people come in every 6 months to have their teeth cleaned and inspected. What a difference that has made ...

In veterinary medicine we are a little more practical and cleaning teeth requires anesthesia, so we recommend twice a year prophylactic dentistry only on patients with major gum and dental problems.

Nonetheless, once your pet becomes middle aged and starts having tarter and gum inflammation, we recommend dental cleaning every 1-3 years as needed.  It's important to the way your pet feels, it's important for mouth odor and it's important to over all health.  Many terrible diseases ... kidney disease, heart disease, joint disease ... start with bacteria that entered the blood stream because of gum inflammation.

You can strectch out the interval between dentistries under anesthesia, though, if you provide your pet with oral hygiene products at home.

That's what this page is about.

Fluoride Treatment:

If your pet is under anesthesia for neutering, spaying, or for wound repair etc, we can apply fluoride to the teeth making the enamel harder and more resistant to decay.  Just $8

Dental Sealants:

We now have polymer sealants for pet's teeth just like they do for humans !

A base coat is applied after professional cleaning and polishing under anesthesia and costs $20.  And we also have a take home kit ($20) for you to apply the prolong the effect of the sealant.

Oral Hygiene

Is Very Important To Over-All Health

Products & Services We Offer To Help

Exams:

As most of our clients already know, we recommend twice a year wellness exams for your pet and we do the mid year wellness exam for free !  During these exams ... and any other time you bring your pet to us for a problem ... we take a close look at your pets gums, teeth, tongue, and throat ever vigilant for gingivitis, tarter, ulcers, cancer, and abscess'.  If your pet has oral hygiene issues, we'll point them out for you.

A Vaccine For Gum Disease (dogs only):

This new vaccine won't replace the need for dental cleaning, but what a break through in dental medicine; we now have a vaccine that limits bacterial growth in the gums !  We highly recommend this for all dogs with soft, spongy gums ... typical of miniature breeds, and for middle aged and older pets.  $20  To be given every 6-12 months.

Products that help keep your pet's mouth clean and healthy

Vet Solutions Tooth Paste:

If you're willing to train your pet into accepting a tooth brush ... not always easy ... no other method of oral hygiene works better.

It's important to use a veterinary toothpaste.  They're designed to be swallowed and the pH in the mouth of cats and dogs is quite different than in humans. 

MaxiGuard Oral Brushless Gel:

This is my favorite for most pets; no brush needed.  Oral Gel is an enzymatic cleaner and excellent at dissolving plaque, destroying bad breath, and keeping gums healthy.  But you have to apply it to the teeth and gums with your finger, so it still requires some effort and an agreeable pet.

BioTene Oral Ointment:

BioTene is an ointment used to apply to gum sores, ulcers, and to receded gums and pockets.  $12

Tarter Diet (TD):

The famous Hill's company has made a great prescription diet designed to remove tarter.  The nuggets are full of floss like fibers. 

TD is low calorie and high fiber, so great for middle aged and older pets.

We usually recommend it not as your pet's main diet as intended, but as treats making TD the least expensive way to help keep teeth clean.

Greenies:

Our most expensive treat for cleaning teeth but highly recommended by the dental association as being the most effective dental chew available.

Available for both cats and dogs and with few exceptions, most pets love Greenies.

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CET Chews

Tarter Control Treats

Soup Bones