Broken Tooth information

Damaged teeth information that you may be interested in guys, since my boy has damaged his top canines while at a boarding kennel in Rockhampton, I have since booked him into an animal tooth specialist in Brisbane next month to have one and maybe 2 root canal procedures (where they remove the entire nerve and fill it and put a cap or crown on the end to seal it) done at the cost of around 2 thousand dollars instead of the less expensive tooth removal. Now they informed me that removing a damaged tooth particularly from a staffy actually weakens the jaw as the teeth keep the jawbone strong and when removed it actually leaves the jawbone vulnerable to being broken because this breed has massive bite strength and often use it as we know, while chewing anything and everything. Might be a sales pitch but may actually be true. Also if you can get the dog to these specialists within 4 days, they can actually save the tooth. Otherwise like my boy, they will become false teeth lol.

Aww fini, at least he's getting sorted, good luck with the procedure and do let us know how it goes

How on earth did he damage his cannies at a Boarding Kennel? Does the insurance pay for the root canals treatment? I wasnt aware having a cannies or both out can cause the Jaw to go weak, unless like you say its a sales pitch. Pixee had to have her bottom cannie out after breaking it on a mug left in a football pitch. I was concered bout her having it out. She has been fine since with 3 cannies. Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

Aww Fini hope he has a fab set of gnashers soon   

If your insurance will cover it than I'd go for the full works too, although a root-filled capped tooth is never going to be as strong as a natural tooth anyway.

I had a Dobermann whose canine tooth had to be removed (no option) and she never missed it one bit. Arguably, a Dobermann's bite is just as strong as a Staffie's , so if cost is an issue I would think very hard as to your course of action. Incidently, the tooth on the right side of Billy's face doesn't look too bad, unless of course the nerve is exposed which only you, your vet (and Billy   ) will know.

Good luck, and do keep us updated   

Lynda wrote:If your insurance will cover it than I'd go for the full works too, although a root-filled capped tooth is never going to be as strong as a natural tooth anyway.

I had a Dobermann whose canine tooth had to be removed (no option) and she never missed it one bit.  Arguably, a Dobermann's bite is just as strong as a Staffie's , so if cost is an issue I would think very hard as to your course of action.  Incidently, the tooth on the right side of Billy's face doesn't look too bad, unless of course the nerve is exposed which only you, your vet (and Billy   ) will know.

Good luck, and do keep us updated   

Thanks Lynda,
Cost is not he issue for me, as long as he can still function as before that's my primary goal. Already I have noticed him losing grip on his prized possession (rubber Ball) lol. And yes the right one is in pretty good shape however there is a large amount of enamel chipped off it which may just require a bit of a filling. I will know the true extent on February 7th when he gets his first consult with the dog tooth specialist 650 km away from where we live. They do work on all animals including zoo animals. Will keep you all informed.