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Solo's broken tooth
"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. I know it sounds ridiculous, and if it were any other tooth but a canine I'd just have it pulled. But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? Wallace broke a bottom canine. My vet gave me three option: Cap it. Pull it. Watch it. Went with just watching it. It's 4 (I think) years later and no problems. -- Melissa S. Frye Skyrocket cockers www.mfrye.com/skyrocket/ |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. I know it sounds ridiculous, and if it were any other tooth but a canine I'd just have it pulled. But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? Wallace broke a bottom canine. My vet gave me three option: Cap it. Pull it. Watch it. Went with just watching it. It's 4 (I think) years later and no problems. -- Melissa S. Frye Skyrocket cockers www.mfrye.com/skyrocket/ |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. We've put caps or maybe crowns (whatever it is that fixes the tooth..but not gold) on several of the rescue dogs due to broken canines. One of the dogs had developed an abcess from his broken canine and it was only when we were trying to figure out why he wouldn't eat dry kibble that we discovered the tooth problem. The shelter had just told us the dog preferred canned food. Well yeah, it was hard to eat kibble with that broken tooth & infection. -- Tara |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. We've put caps or maybe crowns (whatever it is that fixes the tooth..but not gold) on several of the rescue dogs due to broken canines. One of the dogs had developed an abcess from his broken canine and it was only when we were trying to figure out why he wouldn't eat dry kibble that we discovered the tooth problem. The shelter had just told us the dog preferred canned food. Well yeah, it was hard to eat kibble with that broken tooth & infection. -- Tara |
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Melanie L Chang said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
I know this belongs in .health, but sometimes it seems like no one reads .health, so I posted to .behavior too. FWIW, I check .health first. Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. I know it sounds ridiculous, and if it were any other tooth but a canine I'd just have it pulled. But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? A friend went through an upper canine extraction with her Rottie about 2 years ago and she chose full tooth extraction. Bishop is doing fine. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Melanie L Chang said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
I know this belongs in .health, but sometimes it seems like no one reads .health, so I posted to .behavior too. FWIW, I check .health first. Has anyone had any experience getting a dog's tooth fixed? I hear that a dentist can put in a crown, and have to admit that the idea of Solo with a big gold tooth in front is a bit amusing. I know it sounds ridiculous, and if it were any other tooth but a canine I'd just have it pulled. But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? A friend went through an upper canine extraction with her Rottie about 2 years ago and she chose full tooth extraction. Bishop is doing fine. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Melanie L Chang wrote: But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? Image arrived with both canines on the left side of her mouth broken. I had the vet check it out (obviously) and she said that the teeth were broken some time ago and that they looked sound and weren't bothering her. I wouldn't have the tooth pulled unless there's a problem with the root and I probably wouldn't have the tooth crowned or capped unless he's uncomfortable or he's having problems eating. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Fascism should more properly be called 'corporatism,' since it is the marriage of government and corporate power. -- Benito Mussolini |
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In article ,
Melanie L Chang wrote: But the upper canine is so structurally important I'd rather he kept the root at least. Or am I worrying for no reason? Image arrived with both canines on the left side of her mouth broken. I had the vet check it out (obviously) and she said that the teeth were broken some time ago and that they looked sound and weren't bothering her. I wouldn't have the tooth pulled unless there's a problem with the root and I probably wouldn't have the tooth crowned or capped unless he's uncomfortable or he's having problems eating. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Fascism should more properly be called 'corporatism,' since it is the marriage of government and corporate power. -- Benito Mussolini |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Tara O. ) wrote: : We've put caps or maybe crowns (whatever it is that fixes the tooth..but not : gold) on several of the rescue dogs due to broken canines. Was it extremely expensive? I'm pretty destitute at the moment, but then again, that's why I have credit cards. I don't consider it that expensive in the grand scheme of things although its a luxury for a rescue to afford. The times we've had a tooth fixed has generally cost between $200-$325 depending on how extensive a procedure it was and most of the cost was in the pre-work & anesthesia. Keep in mind though that there may be regional pricing differences and we also got a 10% discount from those vets. We've also only attempted to fix teeth that were either newly broken or not badly broken (as in only the tip being gone). We normally do extractions when the tooth appears unsalvagable, money is too tight and so on. None of those dogs w/extractions have had any problems with the extraction site, eating or chewing. In other news, I'm beginning to suspect that Solo's Lyme disease is making a comeback, dammit. It's just money, right? Aww, poor guy -- Tara |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
... Tara O. ) wrote: : We've put caps or maybe crowns (whatever it is that fixes the tooth..but not : gold) on several of the rescue dogs due to broken canines. Was it extremely expensive? I'm pretty destitute at the moment, but then again, that's why I have credit cards. I don't consider it that expensive in the grand scheme of things although its a luxury for a rescue to afford. The times we've had a tooth fixed has generally cost between $200-$325 depending on how extensive a procedure it was and most of the cost was in the pre-work & anesthesia. Keep in mind though that there may be regional pricing differences and we also got a 10% discount from those vets. We've also only attempted to fix teeth that were either newly broken or not badly broken (as in only the tip being gone). We normally do extractions when the tooth appears unsalvagable, money is too tight and so on. None of those dogs w/extractions have had any problems with the extraction site, eating or chewing. In other news, I'm beginning to suspect that Solo's Lyme disease is making a comeback, dammit. It's just money, right? Aww, poor guy -- Tara |
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