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My dog has bad teeth & sensitive gums. How to save remaining teeth?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 8 months old | 8.8184904874 lbs

Hello,‏Since I bought jojo hre teeth is bad because of bad nutrition, I tried to brush her teeth but she has a very sensitive gums, in my country there is no dental care, two days ago she lost her front tooth, for a while I use this product, and also began mixing dry food with water, is there any tip or help to keep the rest of the teeth ??i am very sad about her.

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on March 21st, 2019

Unfortunately, Jojo's gums and teeth are past the point of at-home remedies in many of the areas. The picture of the front teeth however, do not look nearly as compromised as the third picture. If the teeth all looked like those in the first picture, at home brushing, special dental diets, and potentially remedies like those in the second picture could be useful. Also potentially still useful in pulse dose would be certain antibiotics. These might help keep the negative bacterial population, as well as the foul odor that goes along with this, to a minimum.

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