Lisa
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Post by Lisa on Apr 23, 2011 23:39:23 GMT
Holy Moly! Those are huge! Lol! I can't believe they came out for you. I'm amazed really.
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Post by mchis on Apr 24, 2011 0:10:56 GMT
Yeah...the only ones I've seen like that were removed from the vets. LOL Geeeeeeeeeeez it doesn't even seem right the "roots" are that long! Wonder what makes it so common that the roots in some Chi's don't disolve?
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Post by brodysmom on Apr 24, 2011 1:28:29 GMT
I think alot of the times the roots don't dissolve because the permanent teeth grow alongside the baby teeth. If the adult teeth are coming up in correct alignment, then the baby teeth roots dissolve and the adult teeth erupt after the baby teeth fall out. But if they aren't in alignment, that's when you see the baby teeth staying put because there aren't any adult teeth underneath them.
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Post by Kristi on Apr 24, 2011 1:32:20 GMT
I think alot of the times the roots don't dissolve because the permanent teeth grow alongside the baby teeth. If the adult teeth are coming up in correct alignment, then the baby teeth roots dissolve and the adult teeth erupt after the baby teeth fall out. But if they aren't in alignment, that's when you see the baby teeth staying put because there aren't any adult teeth underneath them. Yeah  Her adults were poking through BEHIND the babies. If the babies don't come out, the adult teeth set in an incorrect place. So, the babies had to go...asap. Same w/ canines...well, really any of their teeth. Retained teeth cause a lot of problems in their tiny mouths. Her adult teeth coming in are HUGE which is GREAT! I would love to see better teeth in chihuahuas, and her line is known for great teeth...nice, big, REAL teeth, not chincy little chi teeth :-D Bryco has typical teeny tiny chi teeth and I hate them,... |
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Post by Paula on Apr 24, 2011 15:23:57 GMT
and her line is known for great teeth...nice, big, REAL teeth, not chincy little chi teeth :-D Bryco has typical teeny tiny chi teeth and I hate them,... LOL. Roo has the chincy little chi teeth. They make me laugh, they are so tiny and funny. Pip's are quite a bit bigger. |
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Kelly
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Post by Kelly on Apr 24, 2011 19:07:32 GMT
Kristi, can you recommend some dental tools we could use for scaling at home? We're going to start, since my two are pretty good about being still when I give them "the eye".  |
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Post by Paula on Apr 24, 2011 19:31:42 GMT
I've been scaling Laurel's teeth for awhile now, hers are really bad despite brushing and RMB's...lol but I dunno how I'd feel about doing anything to anyone else's dogs! How hard is it to scale them? I was going to pick up a scaling tool. Which one do you have? Pip's teeth are pretty good, (I can brush his easily and I use gel on them) but Roo's could use a little work and I want to nip it in the bud. I'm using gel on hers daily, but it's a bit hard to brush them as she isn't completely used to it yet and I don't like manipulating her too much at the moment due to her legs. |
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Post by Kristi on Apr 24, 2011 19:53:59 GMT
Paula its better to brush and be patient if its not too bad...the reason being that scaling DOES put teeny little scratches on the surface of the teeth, actually making it easier for plaque to gather. I only scale if there is a CHUNK of tarter...something where I can actually avoid using the tool on the teeth and actually pop the tarter off...in a chunk. I just bought an oral b thing they had at Wal*greens, came in a pack of 2, and one tool is more of a "pick" and one is more of a scaler.
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Her adults were poking through BEHIND the babies. If the babies don't come out, the adult teeth set in an incorrect place. So, the babies had to go...asap. Same w/ canines...well, really any of their teeth. Retained teeth cause a lot of problems in their tiny mouths. Her adult teeth coming in are HUGE which is GREAT! I would love to see better teeth in chihuahuas, and her line is known for great teeth...nice, big, REAL teeth, not chincy little chi teeth :-D Bryco has typical teeny tiny chi teeth and I hate them,...
