Home Care

It only takes 12-24 hours for plaque to start accumulating on the teeth after a professional cleaning. Without intervention, in the form of brushing, it only takes 2 weeks for tartar to start forming.

Daily tooth brushing is the “Gold Standard” for home care as it is in people. We understand that this is usually easier said than done.

For those patients that do not allow brushing, the alternatives are oral rinses and water additives, which slow the plaque accumulation.

Dental chews are the least effective way to clean the teeth, and we recommend looking for products with the VOHC seal. Please use our “rule of thumb” when choosing chews for your pet: if you cannot bend, flex or break it by hand, it is too hard for your pet to chew. The most common causes of fractured teeth are bones, rolled rawhide chews and deer antlers.

Important

PCVD practice is limited to dentistry & oral surgery and does not provide any after hours emergency care. In case of emergencies please contact VCA California Veterinary Specialists.
(760) 431-2273
2310 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad CA 92008

2010 Cassia Road, Unit 100
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Call: 760.230.1818

Why is board certification for veterinary dental specialists important?
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Board of Veterinary Specialties recognizes only medical and surgical specialists that have completed board certification through their specialty organization. In North America, there is only one AVMA recognized specialty college for veterinary dentistry in horses and pets: the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC).

A Board Certified Veterinary Dentist^TM and Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM are titles reserved only for veterinarians who have successfully completed residency training through the AVDC and passed the AVDC’s certifying examinations.

These dental specialists, called diplomates, are uniquely qualified to perform advanced dentistry and oral surgery for patients, teach in veterinary schools, and provide continuing education in dentistry to veterinarians in general practice.

Every Board Certified Veterinary Dentist^TM and Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM can be found in the AVDC directory provided on this website. Diplomates of the AVDC are proud to serve our communities.

To Find your local Board Certified Vetrianry Dentist^TM and/or Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM , click here.