While your pet's «smile» is beautiful to you, a recent study indicated that 85 % of dogs and cats over one year have
the beginnings of periodontal disease but only 3 % of dogs and 1 % of cats get treatment.
This is
the beginnings of periodontal disease.
This is
the beginning of periodontal disease and is often evident before the permanent teeth have even erupted.
Not exact matches
Further, sites
of extraction
of even healthy teeth tend to develop cavitations, to
begin with, through lack
of debridement
of the socket to remove the soft tissue, the
periodontal ligament.
While the
beginning states
of periodontal disease are associated with plaque and tartar, the most advanced stages can actually affect internal organs.
This
beginning stage
of periodontal disease is gingivitis.
The development
of periodontal disease is a gradual process that
begins with the formation
of plaque on the teeth.
Periodontal disease will affect almost all dogs at some time in their lives, but all
periodontal disease
begins when bacteria in the mouth
begins to form a layer
of plaque on the teeth.
Regardless
of the cause, the fact remains that it is not uncommon for IG's to
begin losing incisor (front) teeth to
periodontal disease at 1 ‐ 3 years
of age.