My dog has a retained baby tooth. Will it cause damage or need extraction?

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Our dog has two teeth that are starting to fuse together and when we went to the vet they didnt answer whether or not this would cause any damage to her mouth or jaw and just said they would extract them. Also, they have penicilin, clavamox, tramadol, and "pain inj" and "antibiotic inj". It just seems a bit much for antibiotic, no? Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Female | unspayed | 8 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Those teeth are not fusing together. They are just in tight proximity. The back, skinnier tooth is the baby canine tooth that never fell out. The one in front of that is the adult canine tooth. The baby tooth does need to be extracted (not the adult tooth) as it will cause problems of crowding and it allows a lot of food, hair, etc to get stuck between the teeth and cause infection. The pain injection and the antibiotic injections are done while she is having the procedure done. The clavamox and tramadol are antibiotic and pain medication for her to take at home after the procedure. This is normal.

My dog has a retained baby tooth. Will it cause damage or need extraction?

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