Teeth cleaning

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Hi I was looking for advice please. My 8 year old rescue lurcher has got bad plaque on his teeth and are very dirty. We have tried regular cleaning and it did improve a bit but he really hates it and gets stressed out. I saw an advert for a mobile van that comes to your home and does ultrasound cleaning. Spose to be pain free and not atall stressful. Has anyone else had this done ? Just a bit worried I'm doing the right thing.

Nooooo! Don't do it. Dental work is meant to be done by a vet with pain relief ie an anaesthetic. Gum damage is really common with this sort of enterprise.

Please don't.

Teeth cleaning needs to be done under anaesthetic by a vet.

Aside from not being painful without anaesthetic there won't be cleaning of the inside of the teeth and also there won't be proper assessment of the teeth to see if extractions are required.

Please don’t go ahead with this! While it may help “remove” the plaque cosmetically it will not do anything for the deep rooted plaque or any further issues into the gum line and if they do attempt to do so, without anaesthetic it will not be pain free. I would definitely recommend speaking to your vets about the possibility of getting him booked in for a dental examination and seeing what they believe needs to be done whether that be extractions/scale and polish. There is also a product called “Plaque Off” which is good for dental health it is added to the food and due to jaw movements when they chew as it mixes with a saliva it slowly breaks down plaque as it is starting and will begin to wear down older plaque it won’t magically fix long lasting plaque but it can definitely help improve it going forward. It’s generally inexpensive and can be used routinely. It also really helps with dog breath. I have used it in my dogs food for years and really like the product.

Is it a mobile groomer using the Emmi-pet System? I think you can can get quite good results from it but have never had it done on my dogs, but I know someone who uses it and they have been pleased with the results.

It only does a very superficial clean and doesn't address any sort of underlying issues like decay, gum disease or plaque below the gum line.

The dog is also wide awake throughout the procedure which is really ill-advised for something like a dental cleaning.

It's only a sonic toothbrush and expensive toothpaste and yes it doesn't address decay etc but it's better than nothing, and most dogs that are used to being groomed tolerate it.

Hm, I can't say that I agree it's better than nothing.

Because it makes the teeth look good, it can mask underlying issues until it's too late and there's gum disease or serious decay under the gum line.

It might make owners feel better about their dogs' teeth but if a dog has plaque and decay it needs to be dealt with by a dentist under sedation.

The Emmi thing is probably okay for dogs with good teeth as a little add-on to grooming, but it shouldn't be seen as a substitute for proper dental care.

But OP stated that her dog does get stressed out at any attempt of teeth cleaning in general, meaning that even if the procedure was suitable, he likely wouldn’t be an ideal candidate for it as it will likely induce a lot of anxiety in the dog. I disagree it’s better than nothing when it’s superficial, it’s the same equivalent of a human going for some teeth whitening sessions but having a mouth full of teeth they haven’t decided to get filled. Just because it “appears” okay and can be covered up slightly doesn’t mean it fixes the problem at hand

I have the Emmi Pet toothbrush, it’s a rechargeable sonic toothbrush they also make a human version. It’s a big outlay at first but been well worth it. I use it from them being puppies & it keeps their teeth healthy & spotless, far better than using a manual brush. There are no vibrations or noise at all so never stressed any of the dogs like manual brushing can. Their teeth are checked by the vet every visit & none of them have ever needed a dental under anaesthetic, vet says he’s never seen such good teeth which is impressive especially on the elderly ones.
As a means of preventative for dental health it’s really good.