https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29973/fractured-deciduous-canine 13 week old Labrador pup has fractured upper deciduous canine. Only just noticed, but owner not exactly sure when it may have happened. Not seen the pup yet, so no other details at this stage. What&#39;s the best action with fractured baby teeth? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/232753?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:34:39 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:657229f3-6b17-4ef5-b582-b81480101b9cNorman Johnston<p>The bottom of this article covers deciduous teeth</p> <p><a target='_blank' href="https://www.dentalvets.co.uk/common-cases/fractured-teeth">www.dentalvets.co.uk/.../fractured-teeth</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/232750?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:24:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0cca6e94-6d31-4708-a284-496fe993074cRachel Perry<p>Hi Lucy,</p> <p>Assuming the pulp is exposed, then the best option is extraction ASAP for a couple of reasons. 1) it will be painful, and 2) bacterial ingress which will be immediate and inevitable &nbsp; could potentially harm developing ameloblasts of permanent canine, leading to enamel defects in permanent tooth. When extracting, remember the position of the permanent tooth bud just mesial (just in front or rostral) to deciduous tooth, get a dental radiograph to guide you, and remember just how long these roots are. Resorption will not have started yet for this tooth. Use a careful, luxating technique, and I usually make a triangular flap and approach as open technique, removing buccal bone overlying the root. Warn client of iatrogenic damage to permanent tooth bud, but leaving a broken tooth is far more likely to lead to complications.&nbsp;</p> <p>Good luck!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>