https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29264/9-month-old-puppy-with-bad-teeth Hello, asking for a colleague. 9 month old Yorkshire terrier fed on hills vet essentials and no treats was presented for bad breath. My colleague found really bad teeth at such a young age. Would you consider this just breed predisposition or isen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/224652?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:05:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:620112ee-1612-48be-aed6-a14eab11c79dRob Davis<p>[quote userid="3094" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/dentistry/f/discussions/29264/9-month-old-puppy-with-bad-teeth/224648#224648"]re Yorjies not prone to severe dental disease at the best of times ?[/quote] <p>Absolutely, as are most tiny dogs. The teeth are proportionally larger than in larger dogs so there is a large surface area on which plaque can form. The roots take up a larger proportion of the jaws, so alveolar bone loss becomes much more significant with the risk or pathological fractures.&nbsp;</p> <p>All the more reason to be addressing this dog&#39;s issues as soon as possible while the changes are hopefully reversible and steps can be put in place to avoid future problems.</p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/224648?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:28:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:302ac50b-228d-4a34-945a-d2c38a4d19bcJulian Earl<p>A re Yorkies not prone to severe dental disease at the best of times ? Not t his age though usually of course? Or is my impression of Yorkies over the years [ mine, not just theirs!]&nbsp; mistaken?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/224645?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:59:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5e75b075-30d7-4e9f-85d9-94b564646a47Rob Davis<p>From the photos we can see that there is significant calculus formation for a 9 month old dog. This alone tells us very little about the health of the teeth as calculus is generally not pathogenic in itself. It does however suggest that plaque has been accumulating quickly which needs addressing. The first step has to be a full assessment under GA including probing around all the teeth. Hopefully all you have at present is plaque / calculus accumulation with gingivitis in which case thorough scaling and polishing followed by homecare and monitoring would be sufficient.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/224644?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 02 Aug 2020 07:54:34 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4219375f-5ca7-4e43-b886-974cfaf266f8Norman Johnston<p>Everything starts with a chart followed by scale and polish&nbsp;</p> <p>Rads if possible&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>