*Avanti* Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) I was just having a look at my girl's teeth (5 year old Labrador) and was shocked to see a decayed section on the side of one of her top molars . There is no sign of abscess as yet and her other teeth look all clean and white. I've only just spotted it so haven't seen a vet as yet. I wonder if dogs can have teeth filled. It is a fairly major molar so would be a pity for her to lose it. I am in Melbourne, does anyone know a vet who is especially good with dental? Edited March 30, 2009 by WhiteEagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Dogs cope fine with a few teeth missing. Untill a vet gets your dog under GA and has a good look around you wont know for sure if the tooth is saveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildairbc Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 It may not be decay at all. It is not uncommon for the third premolar (which IS big and seems like a molar!) in dogs that love to chew, especially, to develop a "slab fracture" where a portion of the tooth is broken off the side. This rough patch can then collect a lot of tartar which is near impossible to remove. of course, it COULD also develop a cavity. It may not need to be removed right now-or ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveisGolden Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 The following vets are Registered Specialist Veterinary Dentists (according to my research): Dr Stephen Coles, Sandringham Vet Hospital, 262 Bluff Rd Sandringham 9598 3621 Dr David Clarke, Hallam Vet, 55 Belgrave Hallam Rd, Hallam 9703 1776 I haven't personally been to either but they've both received positive reviews from other dolers. Hopefully one of them is reasonably close to you. I was going to take my 3yo Max to Dr Coles as he has terrible tarter but decided to try feeding raw first after finding out about that. He showed great improvement after the first couple of weeks but progress seems to have slowed. I'm just so impatient for his teeth to sparkle (for health reasons also) but I imagine it will take quite a few months of raw. Let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Dr David Clarke from Hallam, he is fantastic. I have had 2 dogs go to him for dental including scale/clean, removal and filling as well as a capped tooth and I have been very happy with him. I would never go to anyone else for any dental work again. I have sent many clients his way and all have been very happy with him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I have had 2 dogs go to him for dental including scale/clean, removal and filling as well as a capped tooth and I have been very happy with him. How much are fillings and capping? I know that normal dental including cleaning and removal is up to $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 (edited) I have had 2 dogs go to him for dental including scale/clean, removal and filling as well as a capped tooth and I have been very happy with him. How much are fillings and capping? I know that normal dental including cleaning and removal is up to $400. The filling was done the same time as the scale/clean and a removal, all up was around $200 - $300 not sure it was a while ago, was an elderly 3.5 kg maltese. The capped tooth was only last yr on a 10 m/o Rottie pup and was $800 - was a canine tooth - cost included the follow up 3 mths later. The Rottie was rehomed and her new owners had this done, being a pet I probably would have had the tooth removed, but they wanted her to have a perfect smile. I am always worried about the capped tooth - would hate for it to break off, but David assured us that the tooth would last longer than the dog. Told him I should get him to re do my capped tooth - mine only lasted a few yrs and needs redoing and I wasn't eating a lamb neck when it broke. eta: just noticed in another thread about teeth and looks like I said the bill for the above maltese was around $300 - $400 - so I don't know now but it did seem cheap enough at the time. The filling was actually a "gel" or somthing that was squeezed in to the tooth to try to save it - probably not a true filling. As I said was a long time ago so not real sure about the filling part. Hope that makes some sense. Edited March 31, 2009 by Andisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceful Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I will only ever use a dental specialist for any tooth issues in my dogs. Have had some not so good experiences with normal vets doing teeth cleaning etc. David Clarke at Hallam is really good and I thoroughly recommend him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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