My 9-month-old dog lost a tooth, but the gap looks huge. What happened?

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What did my dog do to his tooth ?? He’s 9 month old. I don’t think he lost a baby tooth the gap looks huge. I attached pictures of both sides of his bottom jaw. First photo is missing tooth. Second photo is opposite side(but top jaw in photo is actually bottom teeth ) to compare the gap. Third photo is bloody tooth socket. Pet's info: Dog | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Male | 9 months and 14 days old | 60 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

There is definitely a tooth missing there and it should not be a baby tooth unless the permenant tooth has a delayed eruption. For a permenant tooth to be dislodged like this, it would take a lot of force and would likely have fractured the root. If you know of a recent event that would have caused this to happen, then it would be best to have a vet examine him. They can take x-rays and check for the broken root. If there hasn't been a a recent epsisode of trauma and Zeek is otherwise normal and healthy, then you can wait and monitor him for a month or two to see if there is a permenant tooth that erupts (assuming this is a delayed eruption). I would definitely alert your vet about this if he is over a year old and there is still no tooth, or he has any swelling or other signs of infection/problems in the meantime. I hope that helps and all is well with Zeek.

My 9-month-old dog lost a tooth, but the gap looks huge. What happened?

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