Complete Dental Care

Dental care both at home and Lakeside Animal Hospital is one of the most important procedures that you can do to help your pet live longer. A healthy mouth reflects your pet’s overall health. If unmanaged, dental problems can lead to bad breath, mouth pain, and loss of teeth. Ultimately, chronic dental disease can lead to heart and kidney disease.

 

We recommend a three-pronged approach:

1. regular visits to your veterinarian which includes an oral examination,
2. daily home dental care
3. professional veterinary dental cleanings when indicated

Our veterinary team looks forward to teaching you how to brush and maintain your pet's teeth. Your pet can be taught at an early age to accept brushing, which dramatically decreases the accumulation of plaque, and helps your pet maintain a healthy mouth, teeth, and gums. In addition, brushing his or her teeth daily will allow you to check your pet's mouth for early signs of dental problems. Oral problems that are identified early and treated rapidly often resolve much more quickly than when they are not swiftly handled. 

In addition to home care, your pet needs routine veterinary dental services, which are available at Lakeside Animal Hospital. Oral examinations are performed during wellness visits. Prophylactic cleaning is offered using state-of-the-art dental equipment. The treatment helps to prevent oral problems such as gingivitis and tooth loss. For optimal safety, all dental procedures are performed with constant patient monitoring. Our dental services include teeth scaling and polishing, dental charting, dental x-rays, and extractions. Appropriate dental treatment is offered for pets suffering from oral problems, such as loose teeth, abscesses, or oral disease. Advanced procedures are referred to local, board-certified dentists.

For more information download our dental disease for dogs and our dental disease for cats information sheets.