Guest Celestrina Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I've heard that you don't really need to brush the inside of their teeth because their tongue will take care of that. Is this true? Do you brush the inside of your pup's teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HoundWorks Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have heard the same thing. I do brush the inside of their teeth on occasion, but I always give more attention to the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have never heard of that. I will be interested in the answer too. I only brush the outside. Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcha Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I use a denture tooth brush on Nola, it gets the back of the teeth clean as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlingDogs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I always brush the inside of Do's teeth. Hers are nice and rotted though, so her remaining ones need a lot of attention. 1. I lift up her cheek flaps and brush the outside of her back teeth, on both sides. 2. I hold her around the nose and brush the outside of her front teeth- her 'smile'. 3. I put my thumb behind her bottom canines (in her mouth) and my other fingers around the bottom of her jaw. Then I brush the inside of her bottom front teeth. 4. Turning around, I put my inder finger in her mouth with a thumb under her chin and middle finger over her nose. I brush the roof of her mouth and inside of her upper teeth. I also brush the inside of her back teeth this way. 5. Give her a piece of chicken strip and we're done! It sounds like a lot but it only takes 3 minutes and her breath is so much better since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest itsagreytlife Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I saw a thread on this subject here not too long ago and someone did say they had problems that originated from the inside teeth. After reading that, I try and brush both sides. Selah has a huge overbite and I guess it to be the reason she does NOT like me brushing her front teeth. Its our nightly struggle. Ya gotta laugh. (And her teeth are really gross (brown) and she has beginning periodontal disease, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest team_tonio Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 interesting.... my vet told me saliva does wonders for keeping teeth clean... greys tend to smile and not cover their teeth with their lips often which doesn't help their teeth at all... would make sense that the inside of the teeth stay cleaner if this were really the case?? would love to hear more on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CharlEYp Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 i heard that the tongue is abrasive on this inside (i'm pretty sure it was in the post / survey regarding teeth brushing.) I havn't actually asked my vet however Al just had 9 teeth removed and the rest have been cleaned my the vet, she said daily brushing using the finger brushes was best but didn't mention anything about the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJNg Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The soft, rubber bristles of finger brushes aren't abrasive enough to be effective. I prefer to use a soft toothbrush, or even just a gauze square wrapped around your finger. It's best if you can brush the insides too - most dogs don't get as much plaque and tartar build up on the insides of there teeth, but some actually get it worse there (no idea why). I find it easier to 'brush' the insides using gauze around a finger as you can go by feel instead of trying to manipulate a toothbrush. Quote Jennifer & Willow (Wilma Waggle), Wiki (Wiki Hard Ten), Carter (Let's Get It On), Ollie (whippet), Gracie (whippet x), & Terra (whippet) + Just Saying + Just Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CharlEYp Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks JJNg will try the gauze although i have to say the idea of sticking my finger inside my greys teeth makes me a little nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celestrina Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The soft, rubber bristles of finger brushes aren't abrasive enough to be effective. I prefer to use a soft toothbrush, or even just a gauze square wrapped around your finger. It's best if you can brush the insides too - most dogs don't get as much plaque and tartar build up on the insides of there teeth, but some actually get it worse there (no idea why). I find it easier to 'brush' the insides using gauze around a finger as you can go by feel instead of trying to manipulate a toothbrush. Should there be any toothpaste on the gauze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EvanstonGrey Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The soft, rubber bristles of finger brushes aren't abrasive enough to be effective. I prefer to use a soft toothbrush, or even just a gauze square wrapped around your finger. It's best if you can brush the insides too - most dogs don't get as much plaque and tartar build up on the insides of there teeth, but some actually get it worse there (no idea why). I find it easier to 'brush' the insides using gauze around a finger as you can go by feel instead of trying to manipulate a toothbrush. Should there be any toothpaste on the gauze? I use toothpaste on the gauze square - my hound LOVES the paste, not so much my poking around in her mouth, but we're working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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