Veterinary Dentistry

Veterinary Dentistry Services

Dental disease is very common among cats and dogs. By some estimates, 75% of cats and dogs over the age of 3 years old have dental disease significant enough to warrant treatment. Dental disease can affect many organs in mammals. Making sure your dog gets dental care or your cat gets dental care is important to their overall well-being. Ask yourself one question…does your pet’s breath smell bad? If it does, chances are there is a serious problem already. At Delavan Vet, our patients’ overall health is our primary concern, and that include oral health.

Effects of Dental Disease

At our hospitals, we have seen a variety of effects from dental disease:

Severe pain that stops pets from eating
Heart infections that cause heart failure
Tooth Root abscesses putting pressure on the eye
Congenital issues pushing a tooth through the upper palate and into the nose
Diseases eating the jaw bone
Chronic blood infections resulting in severe lethargy

Many people have noted the effects of dental disease in their own pets and haven’t even realized it. Once they have treated the disease, they often note that their pet eats better and has more energy.

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Extensive Veterinary Training

At our hospitals, we have spent extensive time at additional training to learn and perform the following procedures. It is relatively uncommon for general vets to provide all of these services in their hospital.

Dental cleaning and evaluation
Dental x-rays
Surgical extraction of teeth
Interceptive dentistry (think doggie / kitty braces, but not quite)
Root Canal
Dental sealants (to try and prevent root canals)
Vital Pulpectomy
Dentiduous cyst removal
Hemimandibulectomy (partial jaw amputation)
Fibromatous epulis removal
Cancer removal / debulking
Jaw fracture fixation

In our hospitals, we believe that dental disease is so significant, that we evaluate the disease on every patient. We have simply built it into our patients’ yearly check-ups. We have all seen the benefit that good oral health plays in the overall health of our patients and understand its effect on their quality of life. Plus, your pet’s breath will smell better too! Check out our veterinary dentistry today!

Services

Dentistry