To see if your puppy has reatined baby teeth, just lift the lip and see if you can see teeth, on the top or bottom arcade, that look similar to the picture. If so, these teeth will need to be removed and often times are taken out at the time of spaying or neutering while already under general anesthesia. If you are not sure if your pet has retained teeth, simply give us a call for a short appointment and we can quickly answer your question!
The above picture is a snapshot of a puppy's mouth. It is taken from the side of the puppy with him facing to the right. What I would like for you to notice is the reatined baby tooth in the center of the mouth. The retained tooth is the longer, skinny tooth sitting behind the thicker, more white permanent tooth. Retained baby teeth are very common in puppies and less frequently in kittens. Normally these teeth should be shed before the eruption of the permanent tooth, but for many different reasons they are retained causing crowding and the entrapment of food and hair leading to oral infections and bad breath. these teeth eventually will need to be removed.
To see if your puppy has reatined baby teeth, just lift the lip and see if you can see teeth, on the top or bottom arcade, that look similar to the picture. If so, these teeth will need to be removed and often times are taken out at the time of spaying or neutering while already under general anesthesia. If you are not sure if your pet has retained teeth, simply give us a call for a short appointment and we can quickly answer your question!
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Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark
Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a degree in Animal Science and from Tuskegee University in 2002 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Archives
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