Sentences with phrase «stages of periodontal disease in»

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Very often, bad breath is the only sign of periodontal disease in dogs — that is, until it reaches a stage where it is a serious health concern.

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In human medicine, periodontal disease has been linked to many disease processes.1 Based on studies done by the American Veterinary Dental Society, 85 % of adult pets have some stage of dental disease.

The risk of kidney disease was found to be significantly higher in cats with any stage of periodontal disease than in control cats.

In the dogs with no periodontal disease, about 0.01 percent were diagnosed with endocarditis, compared to 0.15 percent of the Stage 3 periodontal disease dogs.

Dental disease is fairly common in canines with up to 80 % of dogs over 3 years old having some stage of periodontal disease.

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.

· If we can see more than 25 % of your cat?s tooth root exposed, or if we see swelling or drainage indicating an abscess or infection deep in the tooth root, we can presumptively diagnose stage III periodontal disease, but it can be confirmed with dental x-rays.

This is another reason why we recommend a dental cleaning in the earlier stages of periodontal disease..

As seen in the first video, allowing earlier stages of periodontal disease to progress has several potentially serious complications.

Understanding the stages of periodontal disease is important in being able to plan for and treat periodontal disease appropriately.

A cat with stage 1 periodontal disease in one or more of its teeth, for example, will exhibit gingivitis without any separation of the gum and tooth.

In addition, 65 percent of dogs with stage one periodontal disease often go untreated.

In the final stages of periodontal disease, the tissues surrounding the teeth are destroyed, the bony socket holding the tooth erodes and the tooth becomes loose.

Some of the signs of periodontal disease initial stage include difficulty in chewing or eating, dog becoming lethargic and listless, and having a bad breath.

In stage 4 periodontal disease oral surgery is necessary to remove teeth that have lost more than 50 % of the tooth support.