Case Studies

Dental Case Study

A customer came to the hospital, because her pet "Hannah" was bleeding from the mouth. After the examination the Doctor determined that a dental cleaning would be necessary, due to the build-up of plaque on the Hannah’s teeth.

It's important to know that billions of bacteria are hiding in your pets’ mouth and gums, and just like humans, our pets need to have an annual dental cleaning to maintain a clean bill of health. If plaque (the non-visible film on teeth) and dental calculus (the visible mineral deposits) are not routinely removed from your pets' teeth, it could cause gingivitis (painful inflammation of the gums), halitosis (bad breath), periodontal disease, and\or eventually tooth loss. Periodontal disease can also cause damage to several organs vital to your pet’s health such as the liver, kidneys and heart and can be also attributed to chronic pain, chronic inflammation and loss of appetite and weight.

Our customer was uneasy about her pet going under anesthesia, so we performed a blood panel to ensure that Hannah’s vital organs and blood counts were well within a healthy limit for the surgery. We also assured her that during the procedure that we fully monitored Hannah’s heart, respiratory rate, temperature, EKG, blood pressure, spo2 and etco2 measurements. Hannah was safely put under anesthesia, had major tartar taken of her premolar and molars, with this, the team was able to see the severity of damage that had been caused by years of not attending to her dental care. Her mouth was fully scaled and polished.

Her mouth was fully radiographed to determine which teeth needed to be removed. A total of 20 teeth (6 incisors, 12 pre-molars, 2 molars) were removed. Even though Hannah was only left with 6 teeth in total she is now feeling much better, eating without any problems and out of pain.