Method 1: Brushing Teeth
Brushing teeth is the simplest, but the effect is not very obvious. A thin and soft toothbrush is difficult to shake hard tartar. But this method causes the least harm to dogs, and the key is persistence. If you insist on brushing your dog's teeth every day and using toothpaste specifically for cleaning tartar, it usually works for about 3 months.
Method 2: Mouthwash
If the stones are not serious, you can use tooth cleaning gel, drink mouthwash and freshen your breath to improve the oral environment of Teddy.
Method 3: Surgical Ultrasound Cleaning
If the cleaning officer realizes that the dental calculus in the dog's mouth is already very serious, the owner can consider taking the dog to a pet hospital for dental cleaning surgery. Nowadays, pet hospitals have ultrasound cleaning, which is still effective in treating dental calculus. If your pet has a weak constitution, especially if they are prone to allergies, there is no need to take risks just to brighten their teeth.
Method 4: Hard Snacks
On weekdays, you can feed your dog some hard snacks or chew slightly harder bones (such as cow bones) once a week, which can increase the friction between teeth.
Method 5: Human Made Approach
It can be manually scraped off with a small scraper to remove tartar, or directly removed by hand. Of course, this method is only suitable for dogs with high compatibility.
The reasons why dogs develop dental calculus:
1. Eating meat and other soft foods frequently can leave food residues in the gums.
2. The residue left by dogs eating food every day is not cleaned up and can breed bacteria in their mouths.
3. Feeding human food, due to the high sugar content in human food, excessive sugar intake can breed dental plaque.
