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How often do I need to brush my dog's teeth for good oral hygiene?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | spayed | 1 year and 7 months old | 8 lbs

How often should I brush my dogs teeth

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2017

Ideally you want to brush your dogs teeth once a day. But if you can brush 2 to 3 times a week then that would be great to reduce tartar and gingivitis from developing. Best wishes with Jackie and maintaining her good oral hygiene. : )

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 10th, 2018

    Hi there. Great question! In reality, the best thing is to brush them at least once per day but I would say that is not realistic for most owners. If you could do it at least 3 times per week I think that would be sufficient under most circumstances. Hope this answers your question. If you have more questions please feel free to post again. Best wishes!

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    Published on February 13th, 2017

    Ideally the teeth should be brushed every day, but this is not always an option. in some breeds it's more critical than others, generally speaking twice a week should be decent enough for most dogs that are not prone to bad gums/teeth.

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