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What is that on my dog's tooth? Is it a crack or infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Jindo | Male | unneutered | 60 lbs

Seems to be crack in my dog's tooth. Possible infection?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on April 29th, 2017

This doesn't look like an infection to me, this is just normal deposit on top of the tooth, this can be removed with scale and polish procedure, but at the moment it is not nearly bad enough to have this procedure done, maybe in a few years.

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