Dental teeth cleaning

[davelondon]

Hi. 4 yr old grey.  I'm reluctant to do anesthesia based teeth cleaning, he has some tartar . He let's me clean his teeth and let's me scrape the tartar using dental tools. 

Some of the tartar is so baked on the tools don't remove it. 

Is this an option.  I have a dreamel Rotary tool for dogs nails.  Is there an attachment safe for teeth ? I notice my human dental hygienist uses a Rotary tool now.  

 

[Time4ANap]

You have no way of knowing what's going on with the teeth and bone under the gums without anesthesia and xrays. Scaling tartar is okay if the dog can tolerate it, but many cant. It's also not a replacement for a real dental check exam and cleaning. Doing those while your dog is young enough will help avoid having to put him under in his senior years to deal with problems that weren't caught due to the lack of real dental care. 

[spottydog]

Not a good idea at all for you to use a dremel on your dog’s teeth. Actually, it’s a great way to ruin his teeth. Dental techs/dentists are highly trained, experienced and have expensive tools. They do not use consumer type “dremels”. 

[greysmom]

As long as your dentist is knowledgeable about using anesthesia protocols with sighthounds, the risk of a full dental is relatively low.  

After the dental, use your boy's calmness to brush his teeth regularly, and give crunchy and safe chew-type treats once or twice a day to help new tartar slough off.  Those are much safer options than amateur dentals at home.

[LazyGrey]

My dog tolerate tooth brushing for 2 years without an issue, but one day, while brushing his teeth, he growled, then bit me (didn't draw blood) and I am not doing it again myself. I always try to be gentle but may have hit a nerve or something. Took him to the vet and got his teeth cleaned, that was $1200! and will be part of my pet care expense. But in the mean time, I have scoured the internet for a good tooth brushing toy that would actual brush their teeth and under gums. Rubber nibs cannot possibly do a good job and don't want to give him actual bones. I can't understand why there isn't a round brush toy with nylon bristles. The only toy with actual bristles is not well designed. Has anyone found something that actually works to clean teeth AND under gums? 

[FiveRoooooers]

I use these dental wipes for the campers and they seem to work pretty well. 

[racindog]

On 3/11/2024 at 7:49 PM, Time4ANap said:

You have no way of knowing what's going on with the teeth and bone under the gums without anesthesia and xrays. Scaling tartar is okay if the dog can tolerate it, but many cant. It's also not a replacement for a real dental check exam and cleaning. Doing those while your dog is young enough will help avoid having to put him under in his senior years to deal with problems that weren't caught due to the lack of real dental care. 

EXACTLY! Very well put.

[DJP]

Hi

I have found that doggie toothpastes can give greyhounds upset stomachs.

I am now cleaning my dogs teeth with fresh apple pulp on a toothbrush and within a few days my dogs breath and gums were very much improved and a lot of the tartar build up improved beyond my expectation.

I will be ditching the doggie toothpaste going forward and continuing with this practice.🐾🐾

[macoduck]

1 hour ago, DJP said:

Hi

I have found that doggie toothpastes can give greyhounds upset stomachs.

I am now cleaning my dogs teeth with fresh apple pulp on a toothbrush and within a few days my dogs breath and gums were very much improved and a lot of the tartar build up improved beyond my expectation.

I will be ditching the doggie toothpaste going forward and continuing with this practice.🐾🐾

So, you really are brushing with sugar. If you don't want to use dog tube taste, then use the dental wipes.