Sentences with phrase «pockets around the teeth»

A periodontal probe is used to measure the pockets around the teeth and get an idea of the severity of the disease in his mouth.

The bacteria secrete toxins and cause damage to the supporting tissues around the tooth, creating a pocket around the tooth.

Tartar buildup can cause pockets around the teeth that cause bacteria to build up.

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The doctor probes around the teeth to search for any pockets or other abnormalities.

Bone loss around the tooth roots can cause pockets that will allow certain types of bacteria to grow that are responsible for bad breath.

Using a dental probe, the gum line around each tooth is probed for pockets where infection may exist.

There is extremely heavy buildup, pus around multiple teeth, very mobile teeth, gums that bleed easily and deep recession and pocketing.

Your veterinarian or assistant will use a periodontal probe to measure gum pocket depths around each tooth and chart the mouth.

Each pet has the pocket depth around the teeth measured to determine the amount of bone loss, necessary extractions and areas requiring special attention.

After the teeth are cleaned and polished, your veterinarian will perform a thorough oral exam and check each tooth for any signs of dental disease (gum loss, root exposure, pockets around the root).

When tartar is allowed to form on a dog's gum line, it makes a home for anaerobic bacteria that multiply and work their way into the pockets around the roots of a dog's teeth.

Periodontal diseases occur when the accumulation of plaque and tartar cause either periodontal pockets or gum recession around the tooth's attachment.

As the gum separates from the tooth, little pockets of infection develop around the tooth.

It may not be possible to probe around the teeth with a dental probe to check for pockets between the tooth and gum, but your vet can assess for tartar accumulation, gingivitis and tooth fractures.

Once teeth have disease around the gums and significant pockets of infection around gum line, the damage to the ligaments holding the tooth in the jaw is usually irreversible, which is why sometimes teeth need to be removed.

This involves gently probing under the gum line in several areas around each tooth in the mouth to measure periodontal pockets, or separation of the gums from the tooth root surface.

Digital radiographs may be taken to identify hidden problems that may need advanced treatments, including: Extractions, both simple and surgical; oral surgery for tumors and fractures; instilling antibiotic slow - release gels around periodontal pockets to save teeth when possible, and synthetic bone matrix into large extractions sites to regenerate bone more quickly.

This is where we start to find deep pockets in the gums around teeth when probed with a dental probe.