Preventing dental disease

Brushing

Dental Chews

Drinking water additives

Canine dental health

Preventing dental disease

Plaque is the gooey stuff that forms on everyone's teeth between brushings. It is a mixture of bacteria, minerals from saliva, and gummy food particles. Soft at first, plaque gradually hardens and turns brown. The hardened material is usually called tartar. As more forms, it gets up under the gums, carrying infection. In time, the teeth loosen and become painful. Eventually they fall out.

If you can prevent plaque from forming or remove it while still soft, you can prevent most dental problems

Tooth brushing 

Tooth brushing  is best. Many owners brush their dogs' teeth regularly. We can provide special toothpaste and tell you how to brush your dog's teeth.  If  tooth brushing just isn't going to work in your situation, chewing anything that rubs on the sides of the teeth is useful. 

Dental Chews and drinking water additives

Although brushing is best and veterinarians would like to see all dogs’ teeth brushed at least twice a week, we know that in most busy families that isn’t going to happen. We need to find other ways to keep the mouth healthy. See bad breath and gum disease.