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What is periodontal disease in dogs?
Lilian Willms
2025-10-01 21:50:40
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Periodontitis bacteria can infect your dog’s oral cavity. Usually, this disease silently invades the mouth and you won’t see any pervasive signs or symptoms until it advances. However, gum disease may cause chronic pain, gum erosion and loss of bone and teeth. The structures supporting the teeth can also be weakened or lost. When bacteria and food particles collect along the gum line and are not brushed away during a regular tooth brushing, they can develop into plaque and harden into calculus we know as tartar. This causes irritation and inflammation of the gum line and surrounding areas. This represents the first stages of gum disease. Bacteria in your pooch’s mouth can accumulate and eventually develop into plaque, which meets other minerals and hardens within two to three days.
Charley Schroeder
2025-10-01 21:03:29
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Periodontal disease describes the most common form of dental disease in dogs, spanning a spectrum from inflamed gums to deeper infections that can ultimately lead to tooth loosening and loss. As well as direct oral effects, periodontal disease can promote infections in organs such as the kidneys, heart and liver. One in eight of all dogs seen each year in first opinion veterinary care are diagnosed with periodontal disease. Periodontal disease was by far the most commonly diagnosed disorder in UK dogs, with ear infections and obesity coming in a distant second and third. This horror story of one in every eight UK dogs suffering from periodontal disease highlights the hidden dental epidemic that our dogs are enduring so bravely. Periodontal disease is a progressive disease that worsens as dogs age. The study showed that dogs aged eight years and above were over three times more likely to be affected with periodontal disease compared with young adult dogs aged two to four years. As a general rule, smaller-sized dogs were more prone to periodontal disease than larger dogs: dogs weighing under 15kg were 2.5 times more likely to be affected than dogs weighing 30-40kg.
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Logan Gulgowski
2025-10-01 18:38:58
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Your dog’s mouth can be infected with a bacteria called periodontitis. Usually, you won’t see any obvious signs or symptoms of this silent disease until it reaches its advanced stages, but gum disease can cause gum erosion, chronic pain, tooth loss and bone loss. Supporting structures of teeth can be weakened or lost. When food and bacteria accumulate along the gums and are not brushed away, they can develop into plaque, which hardens into calculus known as tartar. This results in inflammation and irritation of the gums (gingivitis), and is an early stage of gum disease. In the second stage, the attachment between teeth and gums breaks down, which intensifies in stage three and evolves into advanced periodontal disease in the fourth stage. Here you’ll see gum tissue recede, and loss of 50% of the attachment between teeth and gums. Tooth roots can become exposed. Bacteria builds up in a dog’s mouth and can eventually develop into plaque, which when combined with other minerals, hardens within two to three days.