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Healthy teeth play a major role in the
wellbeing of your animal. Bad breath may be a sign of dental
disease. Gingivitis, tartar, and periodontal disease can
release bacteria into the bloodstream stressing internal
organs, leading to disease. Starting with your pet’s first
exam our doctors will check your pet’s mouth for any signs of
discomfort or disease. Your doctor will set up an
individualized plan for your pet’s healthy teeth and mouth.
For the comfort of your animal our trained
staff provides anesthetized dental procedures, dental x-rays
and extractions. Pre-anesthesia in house blood work is
performed to check for your pet’s safety under anesthesia. The
results of this test will give your doctor information on if
your pet has any underlying conditions which would rule out
anesthesia, and which sedative and procedure plan would be
best. An inter-venous catheter is placed to administer the
sedative prior to intubation and to provide fluid therapy
throughout the procedure to assist with recovery. Intubation,
where a tube is placed in mouth into the trachea, is performed
to hook up the gas anesthesia - oxygen and isoflurane gas. An
antibiotic injection is provided prior the procedure and if
necessary, pain medication injection is given after the
procedure. Why is anesthesia important? For the safety and
comfort of your pet is the main reason we anesthetize your
animal for a dental prophy or procedure. Gas anesthesia will
prevent your animal companion from feeling pain during the
procedure. Thoroughness of the procedure is also a main
concern. Under anesthesia we are able to scale the teeth
completely (scrape off the tartar and plaque), even under the
gum line, if necessary. Our doctors are able to fully examine
any teeth that are diseased or cracked. If required, we will
take an x-ray of the tooth or teeth to check the health of the
roots, something that is not visible to the naked eye. After
the scaling procedure, it is very important that the tooth is
smoothed out again with polishing. Polishing helps keep the
plaque and tartar from adhering to the tooth. Per a doctor
recommendation
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A Dental Procedure at Irving Pet Hospital consists of the
following:
- Complimentary pre-anesthetic exam
- Pre-anesthetic blood panel to help ensure
your pet will be safe under anesthesia
- Intravenous catheter and fluids to help
recovery and protect liver and kidneys
- Pre-sedative pain medication
- Antibiotic injection to prevent infection
- Intubation and safe gas anesthetic (isoflurane)
- Warm water heating pad and digital vital
sign monitoring
- Dental prophylaxis (hand scaling, ultrasonic
scaling, root planning, polishing of the teeth)
- Dental charting of the teeth
- Dental X-rays to determine health of tooth
or teeth, if needed
- Extractions, pain medications, if needed
- Complimentary nail trim
- Complimentary out-patient daycare
- Complimentary Home Care Sample Kit with a
trained staff member instruction
Our staff takes regular continuing education
sessions and seminars in dental care along with
other aspects of veterinary science.
With diligent home care your pet will require
less frequent dental procedures - it could be
every three years or more.
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