Sentences with phrase «disease under the gum line»

Many teeth that tend to look normal on the outside can have significant amounts of disease under the gum line.

I have seen many pets who have perfectly healthy crowns of their teeth with severe dental disease under the gum line causing problems and odor.

Our veterinarians then go over any abnormalities on the oral exam and may request dental x-rays to see if further treatment is needed, since many teeth that look normal on the outside can have significant disease under the gum line.

Full mouth x-rays can be conducted while you pet is under anesthesia, dental x-rays are important so they can expose potential disease under the gum line.

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Periodontal (gum) disease is caused by bacteria under the gum line secreting toxins that make the gums red, swollen and tender.

Most dental disease is found under the gum line and may not be detectable on physical or visual examination alone.

Your tiny friend has periodontal disease at that point and if not taken care of will develop bone loss and build up nasty pockets of pus under the gum line.

Periodontal disease occurs under the gum line, so each tooth — 42 in the dog, and 30 in the cat — needs to be examined and probed for pockets in the gums; if your pet has any level of periodontal disease, this will be painful.

Using a dental tool to «hand scale» the teeth works to scrape off the plaque & tarter but does nothing to address gingivitis or diseased teeth that need extracting or tartar under the gum line.

The root cause of periodontal disease is plaque buildup around the teeth that gradually spreads under the gum line.

Because, the periodontal disease is hidden below the gum line, a professional teeth cleaning with dental x-rays, under anesthesia is the only way to properly diagnose and treat periodontal disease.

It is important to clean under the gum line to stop the development and progression of periodontal disease.

In some cases, deeper areas of periodontal disease with bone loss can be surgically treated to regenerate the bone, heal the void under the gum line and save important teeth.

This disease process develops because of the reaction to bacteria growing in the food / saliva residue left under the gum line after eating.

Most of the dental disease in cats is under the gum line.

PetzLife products not only break down existing plaque and tartar, they get under the gum line to help fight off gum disease.

Additionally, all of our dental surgery patients receive full - mouth dental radiographs, which can show disease progression and tooth integrity under the gum line (think of the tooth being like an iceberg... only the tip is visible, and most of the disease is unseen below the gumline!)

For starters, dental disease starts under the gum line and this is the cause for gingivitis, even if there is not a significant amount of tartar on the tooth.

Periodontal disease is an infection of the gums caused by the build - up of plaque on the tooth surface and under the gum line.

Anesthesia allows the veterinarian to chart the entire mouth, scale all surfaces of the tooth, scale under the gum line, extract (remove) diseased teeth only if necessary as well as clean and polish each tooth.

Digital dental x-ray (installed in 2012) gives our veterinarians the ability to effectively diagnose and treat all stages of periodontal disease, even under the gum line, in cats and dogs.

The bacteria usually build up under the gum line and teeth roots and causes an infection that can lead to bone degeneration, tooth rotting and loss, and in more serious cases, it can lead to disease of major organs.

Plaque and tartar build up are followed by gingivitis (infection of the gums due to bacteria build up under the gum line) and then periodontal disease.

With periodontal disease, the bacteria under the gum line start to damage the bone around the teeth and the ligaments that fasten the teeth to the bone.

Tartar and bacteria accumulate without notice under the gum line and results in gum disease and bad breath.

A full cleaning under the gum - line where periodontal disease lurks.

Cleaning the tooth surfaces under the gum line is the most critical part of a dental procedure; this is where periodontal disease is active.

Veterinarians know what signs of dental disease to look for during the oral exam, but only dental radiographs can detect serious problems in the tooth or under the gum line that a visual examination alone won't identify.

We have digital x-ray capability to determine if further disease is occurring under the gum line.

It will progressively accumulate under the gum line leading to periodontal disease and premature tooth loss.

Sometimes, pet parents can't even see the problem with their pet's teeth, as much of the disease happens under the gum line.

Oral troubles like Periodontal Disease largely live under the surface beneath the gum line.