SERVICES
Difficult Tooth Extractions
Some teeth—like fractured canines, multi-rooted molars, or ankylosed teeth—require surgical extraction techniques involving flap creation, bone removal, and sectioning of the tooth.
Why it’s done: Retained diseased teeth can cause persistent pain, abscesses, or bone loss. Surgical extractions are safer and more effective than forceful removal.
Signs a pet might need this: Non-healing gum tracts, fractured teeth, severe mobility, facial swelling, or pain on chewing.
Benefits: Removes the source of infection and pain, helps minimise risk of jaw fractures, and allows faster healing.
Periodontal Disease Management
Treatment includes deep subgingival cleaning and sometimes gingival flap surgery.
Why it’s done: Periodontal disease is one of the most common and painful conditions in pets. Advanced cases lead to tooth loss and jaw bone damage.
Signs a pet might need this: Bleeding gums, bad breath, mobile teeth, gum recession, or visible bone loss on dental x-rays.
Benefits: Saves teeth, reduces chronic pain, halts disease progression, and enhances long-term oral health.
Root Canal Therapy (Endodontics)
Performed on strategic teeth like canines or carnassials that are fractured or infected, but structurally salvageable. Involves removing the diseased pulp, disinfecting the canal, and sealing it.
Why it’s done: To preserve a functional, important tooth in cases of pulp exposure or abscess.
Signs a pet might need this: Broken tooth with visible pink or brown spot, swelling under the eye, oral pain, or a draining tract.
Benefits: Eliminates infection while preserving tooth structure, function, and jaw stability.
Restoration of Broken Teeth
Involves bonding, sealing and restoring teeth that are fractured, but not pulp-exposed.
Why it’s done: To protect teeth from further damage, pulp exposure, or infection.
Signs a pet might need this: Chipped or worn teeth without pulp exposure, especially in pets that chew excessively.
Benefits: Maintains function, prevents future root canal or extraction, and protects long-term oral health.
Base Narrow Canine Correction
Treatment options include crown reduction with vital pulp therapy, temporary crown extensions to reposition the teeth, gingivoplasty or extractions to remove palatal trauma.
Why it’s done: Lingually displaced lower canines can painfully contact the palate, causing oronasal fistulas or tissue necrosis.
Signs a pet might need this: Young dogs with narrow jaws, signs of discomfort when chewing, oral ulcers on the palate, or difficulty closing the mouth. Although, commonly, not showing any overt signs of discomfort.
Benefits: Relieves chronic pain, prevents permanent damage to oral structures, and improves occlusion in growing pets.
Gingival Overgrowth Correction
Gingivoplasty or gingivectomy is performed to reshape or remove excessive gum tissue.
Why it’s done: Overgrown gums can trap plaque, cause pseudo-pockets, or cover healthy teeth—leading to hidden periodontal disease.
Signs a pet might need this: Thickened gums, foul breath, difficulty cleaning teeth, breed predisposition (e.g., Boxers), or gingival hyperplasia on examination.
Benefits: Restores proper gum contours, improves hygiene, and reduces periodontal risk.
Dentigerous Cyst Removal
Cysts associated with unerupted teeth, most commonly in the lower jaw of young dogs, are surgically removed along with the offending tooth.
Why it’s done: These cysts expand silently and can cause significant jaw bone loss if untreated.
Signs a pet might need this: Often detected incidentally on x-rays, or swelling in the jaw region in young animals.
Benefits: Prevents long-term bone damage, preserves jaw integrity, and avoids painful complications.
Oral Mass Removal
Includes biopsy or excision of oral growths, often requiring margin control and reconstruction depending on the diagnosis.
Why it’s done: Oral tumours can be benign or malignant, and early removal improves prognosis.
Signs a pet might need this: Visible oral mass, bleeding from the mouth, halitosis, tooth displacement, or difficulty eating.
Benefits: Confirms diagnosis, guides treatment, and may be curative or palliative depending on tumour type.