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veterinary anaesthesia

Pet dentistry is a tricky job! While human dentists can perform almost all procedures upon their patients without a general anaesthetic, proper oral examination and treatment in cats and dogs requires the patient to be fully anaesthetised. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, we can all appreciate that most pets are not good at [...]

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Dog teeth cleaning and cat teeth cleaning can be rephrased as the physical removal of  infection – they are NOT cosmetic procedures. As the vast majority of our patients have exisiting dental disease that requires diagnosis and treatment, there is far more to dental treatment than just cleaning the teeth. Once your pet is anaesthetised, [...]

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Pet dental treatments can be painful….!? What we do to stop pain.

November 30, 2009

Whilst pet dental procedures such as cleaning and polishing are generally not uncomfortable (most of us have experienced this at our own dentist), treatment of periodontal disease, extraction of teeth and advanced treatments such as root canal therapy and vital pulpotomy procedures can cause pain for our patients. All procedures are carried out under a [...]

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