Dog Tooth Infections Signs and Treatments


Woof, woof!! My tooth hurts! Dental care is equally important to a dog’s health and well-being as is shampooing and combing. If not taken care of properly, your pooch’s teeth can become the breeding ground for bacteria which can lead to some serious dental problems in your pal. Detecting a dental disease in your dog can be as simple as opening his mouth, looking inside at his teeth and gums and smelling his breath. Here are some of the things that you should look for when trying to detect a dental disease in your dog:

1.       Bad breath: Yes. It happens to dogs too! The bacteria from decaying food can cause gingivitis and infection in your pal’s mouth which can result in extremely bad breath. Any type of sour, acrid odor is indicative of a disease in your pooch’s mouth or other internal organs.
2.       Inflamed gums: Also called ‘gingivitis’, the disease that leads to your dog’s red, inflamed and sometimes bleeding gums is a result of the bacteria that linger on his mouth from food left in his teeth. It can cause an infection that leads to tooth loss, bone degeneration and in several cases, possible major organ disease.
3.       Trouble chewing: Rotting, infected teeth and gums can be extremely painful and lose teeth can cause your pet to stop using his mouth to break the food.
4.       Swollen jaw: Often, when infection gathers around the tooth root, a swelling of the jaw occurs that is visible to the naked eye. There will be a lump either on the lower jaw close to your pup’s neck or on the upper jaw just under his eye socket. Sometimes, if the abscess becomes large enough to burst, it will break through the skin covering it and you’ll see pus seeping onto your dog’s fur from a small hole in the lump.
5.       Plaque and Calculus: Dental plaque is composed of the food particles and saliva that mix together to form a sticky film on your dog’s teeth. If the plaque is left on the teeth, it will harden into a thick, bone-like formation called calculus (or tartar), which can cover the entire tooth and hide an underlying infection.

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