My puppy's adult teeth are coming in, but baby canines won't budge.

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Turbo still has his bottom baby canine teeth but his adult ones have started coming in behind them and the baby ones aren’t even wiggly. Should I be concerned. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 5 months and 30 days old | 6.8 lbs

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

If the deciduous (baby) teeth are still in after the adult teeth have fully erupted, then they will need to be extracted by your veterinarian. Left in, they can push the adult teeth out of alignment, catch food and debris and promote infection. The teeth can be extracted while Turbo is anesthetized if he is to be neutered soon. This is common in smaller breeds but eaisly remedied and should cause no further issues once the baby teeth are out.

My puppy's adult teeth are coming in, but baby canines won't budge.

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