Dental Care
Your pet’s oral health is directly connected to their overall health. Signs of dental disease include bad breath, loose, broken, or missing teeth, yellow or brown teeth, red, inflamed, or bleeding gums, difficulty or pain when chewing, pawing at the mouth, and excessive drooling. If you notice any of these symptoms, please contact our team, and we’ll be happy to help.
Dental Radiography
Digital dental radiographs help us detect problems hidden beneath the gum line that cannot be seen during a standard oral exam, including tooth root abscesses, fractured teeth, retained roots, tooth resorption, and other underlying dental conditions. By utilizing advanced veterinary dental imaging, we can diagnose issues earlier, create more effective treatment plans, and provide the high-quality care your pet deserves for long-term oral health and overall wellness.
Tooth Extraction And Oral Surgery
As dental disease progresses in dogs and cats, advanced treatment may be necessary to relieve pain, restore oral health, and prevent further complications. At The Gentle Vet Animal Hospital, our experienced veterinary team provides comprehensive pet dental surgery services, including tooth extractions and advanced dental procedures tailored to your pet’s individual needs.
Using modern veterinary dental techniques and up-to-date standards of care, we focus on delivering safe, effective treatment while prioritizing your pet’s comfort and long-term health. In complex or specialized cases, we may recommend referral to a board-certified veterinary dentist to ensure your pet receives the highest level of expert care possible.
Tooth Cleaning
Because many signs of dental disease develop below the gum line, problems are not always visible at home. Our veterinary team can perform a thorough oral health assessment to evaluate your pet’s teeth and gums and identify any concerns that may require treatment.
Following an initial visual examination, we may recommend a more comprehensive dental evaluation performed under sedation. This allows us to safely and accurately examine the entire mouth, assess areas beneath the gum line, and provide the highest standard of dental care using advanced diagnostic techniques and modern veterinary practices.
Polishing
Regular veterinary dental cleanings and polishing are recommended annually—just as they are for people—and establishing good dental care habits early in life can help maintain healthier teeth and gums as your pet ages. Our team uses modern veterinary dental techniques and up-to-date standards of care to provide thorough, professional dental services focused on your pet’s comfort, health, and long-term well-being.
Periodontal Care
Veterinary dentistry is about far more than maintaining clean teeth and fresh breath. Oral health problems such as periodontal disease, fractured teeth, tooth resorption, and other dental conditions can cause significant pain and discomfort for pets, often without obvious signs at home. In many cases, untreated dental disease may also contribute to harmful bacteria entering the bloodstream and affecting overall health.
Our experienced veterinary team is dedicated to identifying, treating, and preventing dental disease through advanced diagnostic tools, modern treatment techniques, and compassionate care. By addressing oral pain early and providing comprehensive dental services, we help support your pet’s comfort, health, and long-term quality of life.
Safety
We believe veterinary dentistry should be held to the same high standards as every surgical procedure we perform. That’s why every dental procedure at our hospital is completed under carefully monitored anesthesia with a dedicated Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) whose sole responsibility is administering and monitoring your pet’s anesthesia and vital signs throughout the procedure.
Our team utilizes advanced surgical monitoring equipment and modern anesthetic protocols during every dental procedure—without exception. By approaching veterinary dental care with the same level of precision, safety, and professionalism as complex surgical procedures, we are able to provide a higher standard of care focused on your pet’s comfort, safety, and long-term health.
"I just got a dentistry estimate- what am I paying for at Gentle Vet?"
A professional veterinary dentistry is more than a "cleaning." It's a comprehensive medical procedure performed under general anesthesia, allowing use to safely evaluate every tooth (including below the gumline), treat disease, and manage pain.
What drives the cost at Gentle Vet
Your estimate is primarily based on time under anesthesia and treatment time. We charge dentistry by time, beginning at the first pre-anesthetic injection and ending when your pet is extubated (breathing safely on their own).
The biggest value difference: your staffing
During your pet's dentistry, we have a veterinarian + 2 licensed technicians actively working as a team. That level of staffing is not standard in all hospitals, and it matters for:
- Continuous anesthetic monitoring
- Efficient, thorough treatment
- Safer recoveries and better pain control
What's INCLUDED in the dentistry time charge
In plain language, your estimate already includes the big-ticket safety and treatment items that are often "add-ons" elsewhere:
- Safety & Anesthesia
- General anesthesia
- Dedicated anesthesia monitoring
- IV catheter & surgical fluids
- Local anesthesia (nerve blocks)
- Reversal medications when appropriate (to help wake up safely)
- Operating room time, prep, and sterile packs
- Diagnostics & treatment (the dentistry itself)
- Full oral exam, scaling and polishing
- Dental X-Rays- unlimited
- Extractions / oral surgery as needed
- Gingival flaps when needed (surgical technique that helps the gums heal properly after extractions)
- Hemostatic sponge (helps control bleeding)
- Periceutic periodontal treatment (ex: doxirobe or similar) when appropriate
- Pain Control (in-hospital & at home)
- Injectable pain control during the procedure
- Pain medication to go home (selected for your pet)
- Daytime care
- Daytime hospitalization / recovery monitoring