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My pet has...
Bad Breath
Re-occuring dental problems despite repeated treatment
Loss of appetite, difficulty or reluctance to eat
Weight loss
Yellow plaque - brown tartar on teeth
Reddened or bleeding gums, cheeks, tongue, or lips
Fractured - chipped - worn teeth
Facial swelling below the eye
Incorrect bite alignment (malocclusion)
Retained baby teeth
Tumors of the mouth, jaw, or face
Rubbing at the face or mouth
Accidents outside the litter box (cats)
Exposed tooth roots at the gumline
Pockets between the gumline and teeth
Loose or missing teeth
Chronic eye or nasal discharge
Discolored teeth (blue, gray, or pink colors)
Oro-nasal fistulas
Biting behavior causing injury to other pets or people
Suddenly lost (avulsed) teeth that have been found outside the pet’s mouth
Fractured bones of the mouth, jaw, or face
Trauma-caused defects of the mouth, jaw, or face
Inherited defects of the mouth, jaw, or face
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Regional Veterinary Dental Center
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Frequently Asked Questions
About Pet Dental Care
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Q. Why is dental/oral care important for my pet's overall health?
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A. Dental/oral disease is painful, and it affects approximately 80% of all pets. Bone infection around
the tooth roots can spread to vital organs like the heart, liver, kidneys and digestive tract. The infection subsequently causes illness and organ damage, decreasing a pet’s quality of life, and
shortening a pet's life span.
Dental care eliminates the pain, infection and complications caused by dental/oral disease. All this adds up to longer, healthier, happier lives for pets.
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Q. How can I tell if my pet has dental disease?
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A. One of the easiest things pet families can do to check for dental disease is to look in their pets'
mouths on a daily basis. To keep pets free of dental/oral pain and infection, Regional Veterinary Dental Center recommends our Free Dental Checkup every 12 months.
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. If my pet has signs of painful dental/oral disease, why is he or she still eating?
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A. Pets experiencing dental/oral pain will often continue to eat normally
because evolution selected the fittest animals that could tolerate pain by masking its symptoms. Animals that could not mask pain acted weak and vulnerable, became prey and were unable to survive long
enough to reproduce. Animals "selected" by evolution masked pain effectively and passed this trait on to their progeny to today's pets. Therefore, the fact that a pet is eating normally does
not mean he or she is free from dental/oral disease and pain.
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Q. What is the best way to prevent my pet from developing bone infection
around the tooth roots, a condition that affects approximately 80% of pets?
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A. Schedule your pet's Free Dental Checkup
at the Regional Veterinary Dental Center by calling (814) 474-1504. We'll start your pet on our Complete Dental Care™ program right away!
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Call us at (814) 474-1504 for your
convenient appointment.
We look forward to meeting you and your pets!
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