Dog dental care - begins with regularly inspecting your dog's teethDog
dental care is very important to a dog. Without proper dog dental care, the
teeth of a dog will lose the ability to chew on hard objects, which is extremely
vital to a dog.
A very important part of dog dental care is to regularly inspect your dog's
teeth. Does he or she have a bad breath? That usually signals that there is a
gum problem of some kind.
Or do you see yellow stains on your dog's teeth which may be caused by plaque,
constantly forming on the tooth surface.
Dog dental care problems
Dog dental care problem exists in different forms. Here are some of the more
common dog dental care problems.
Plaque
Plaque is something that is constantly formed on the tooth surface. Plaque
causes the teeth to have yellow stains. Soft, sticky foods are said to
contribute to plaque formation, just as hard foods, kibble, biscuits, bones, and
the like - help scrape some of it off. However, plaque will form regardless of
diet, eventually calcifying and turning into calculus.
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Calculus
Calculus is a stone-like material that accumulates on teeth, acting like a
splinter under the gums. Infection often follows, eventually leading to bone and
tooth loss. Frequently, this occurs without any noticeable abscessesin the dog's
mouth. The only symptom may be bad breath, red gums or bleeding gums. |
Gum problem
Gum problems are more commonly found in older dogs, but young dogs as young as
nine months of age have been known to require professional teeth cleaning
because deposits of calculus and tartar had formed on their teeth and gums. Pay
special attention to the back of the mouth, on the cheek side of the molars, as
this is where the build up of calculus is the greatest.
Dog dental care productsThere is a wide variety of dog dental care
products in the market.
These dog dental care products can be grouped into 6 categories.
(1) Brushes and kits
(2) Toothwipes
(3) Dental rinse
(4) Dental spray
(5) Dental tablets
(6) Dental chews
Find out more about dental care product
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