Dental Care

Good dental hygiene is important to maintaining your pet's health. Bad teeth can not only cause bad breath; it can lead to periodontal disease. This can be a threat to your pet if bacteria builds up and enters the bloodstream. This can cause lung, kidney, liver or heart problems.

As dogs and cats age, tartar accumulates on the teeth. The tartar invades the spaces between gums and teeth and eventually loosens the attachments of the teeth. The tooth becomes hopelessly unsalvageable. Worse yet, tartar is ripe with bacteria. A damaged attachment of gum and tooth is an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Every time your pet chews, billions of bacteria enter the blood stream. They collect on heart valves and lead to heart murmurs. They collect in the kidneys and lead to weakened kidneys. Regular examinations will identify those pets in need of dental cleaning. This is another very good reason for annual examinations of your pet.

Routine maintenance by brushing is important to ward off this potential problem. However, brushing alone can not get beneath the gums to attack the potentially harmful bacteria. Kindness Animal Hospital offers routine dental cleaning and polishing to help keep your pet's teeth healthy.

Routine cleanings are recommended for dogs and cats to prevent:

	Gingivitis /periodontal disease
	Loss of teeth
	Overall BAD BREATH.

We have an up-to-date and top-of-the-line dental machine for procedures such as:

	Routine cleaning and polishing
	Extractions
	Oral surgery