Dog's teeth brown, falling out, painful after cleaning. What to do?

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5 yr old Bichon. Teeth cleaned 6/2017. 2 teeth fell out during cleaning and 3 were extracted. Constantly nips on edges of blankets, pillows since. 11/2017, dog in pain, noticed front lower tooth brown, next day fell out. 1/2018, 2 front upper teeth brown. What should I do? Pet's info: Dog | Bichon Frise | Male | neutered | 23 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry that you are dealing with this with Kohl. Dental disease is very common in our dogs. If Kohl had 2 teeth fall out and needed 3 teeth extracted at his dental last year, then he likely had fairly significant dental disease. Often, we try to save as many teeth as we can when we perform a dental, but if they are too diseased, then our efforts may be futile. A tooth becomes discolored when its blood supply is interrupted. If Kohl frequently uses his front teeth to pull on things, this could be due to trauma. Once a tooth is discolored, it is considered "dead" and should be removed to prevent infection. Unfortunately, I would recommend that Kohl have another dental performed. If your vet did not do x-rays of his mouth, he should have that done and have any teeth extracted that have abnormal bone on x-rays. If your vet does not have dental x-ray, you can go to a veterinary dentist. I have attached a link to a handout below that has link to website were you can find a veterinary dentist. https://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=2368 Good luck! I hope that was helpful and that Kohl will feel better soon. I had a veterinary dentist take out a number of teeth in my dog and he feels so much better now! Thanks for using PetCoach.

Dog's teeth brown, falling out, painful after cleaning. What to do?

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