At Hyde Park Veterinary Clinic, we proudly offer dental care for your pets, ensuring they receive comprehensive and compassionate care.

Oral health is just as important as overall health, and regular dental care is essential to preventing serious health issues. We offer expert dental care to keep your pet’s teeth and gums in great condition. From routine cleanings and exams to more advanced dental procedures like extractions and periodontal treatments, we ensure your pet’s mouth stays healthy and pain-free.

Hyde Park Veterinary Clinic takes dental care for our patients seriously. We have state-of–the-art dental equipment including a specialized dental X-ray unit. With this equipment we can diagnose problems under the gum line, like a broken tooth root, that are undetectable by ordinary oral examinations. We perform routine dental cleanings on cats and dogs and we also perform all types of dental extractions, including complicated extractions that require specialized dental equipment and care.

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Overview

If left untreated, periodontal disease can cause infection, pain, and tooth loss over time. It can also lead to serious health problems like microscopic changes in the heart, liver, and kidneys. Because of this, we recommend an annual veterinary dental healthcare examination for all pets.

Why do pets need dental care?

Many health problems start in the mouth. Plaque, tartar, periodontal disease, and infected teeth serve as a source of inflammation and infection for the rest of the body.

Dental disease is one of the most common problems that we see in dogs and cats. It can cause drooling, reluctance to eat, swelling, bad breath, redness of the gums, loose teeth and tooth discoloration.

When should I seek dental care for my pet?

Dental issues and dental related diseases can easily be prevented by visiting our veterinarians regularly for dental examinations and cleanings. We take a comprehensive approach to dental care including dental health assessment, treatment, and prevention.

How does it work?

Dog and cat dental cleanings are very similar to human dental cleanings, except that we are required to use anesthesia to properly and safely examine and clean the teeth. After the cleaning, our veterinarians perform a thorough oral exam and check for signs of disease like gum loss, root exposure, or pockets around the root.

Also similar to human dentistry, we perform full mouth radiographs (x-rays) of your pet. This allows our veterinarians to be able to evaluate the roots of your pet's teeth for any disease or abnormalities that are located below the gum line and not visible on examination alone. In some cases of severe dental disease, it may be necessary to remove a tooth entirely. Our veterinaries also perform mass removals from the mouth that may involve the gums, palate, or tongue.