Does your pet’s breath stink? Are their teeth looking discolored and their gums red? They could have periodontal disease. Dental disease develops from the accumulation of plaque and tartar on your pet’s teeth, which harbor bacteria that slowly break down the tooth enamel and bone.

The disease not only affects your pet’s teeth and gums but their quality of life by making it difficult and painful to eat and play with their favorite toys. If left untreated, the disease could cause other health problems by spreading to their internal organs.

Our Dental Cleaning Procedures

Even though your pet may have dental disease, it’s possible to treat and even reverse its effects if caught early enough. When in stage one of dental disease, a dental cleaning procedure can completely restore your pet’s dental health. With later stages of the disease, however, the damage can be irreversible. That’s why it’s of paramount importance to bring your cat or dog in for a dental evaluation and cleaning sooner rather than later.

Our dental cleaning procedures include:

• Digital dental X-rays to assess any periodontal pockets, bone loss, and root damage
• Physical dental evaluation and charting
• Ultrasonic scaling of each tooth both above and below the gum line
• Polishing of the tooth enamel to reduce future tartar buildup
• Laser therapy on the gums to reduce any pain and inflammation

For more severe cases of periodontal disease, it may be necessary to extract certain teeth that have broken, become loose, or are otherwise damaged. We’ll always check with you first before we perform an extraction. Additionally, your pet will receive laser therapy immediately following the procedure and we’ll also give them pain medication after the procedure to minimize their discomfort.