Like people, pets need routine professional dental care - even if you brush their teeth twice a day. While daily toothbrushing is the best way to care for your pet’s teeth at home, there is a large portion of each tooth lurking below the gum line that also needs care. Pets also chew on hard objects, including sticks, rocks, and bones, potentially damaging their teeth. At Church Ranch Veterinary Center, we perform thorough oral exams on each pet to check for signs of periodontal disease, broken teeth, or other abnormalities, and then create a treatment plan to return your pet’s smile back to its usual glow.

Most pets will require professional dental care in their lifetimes, since up to 80% of pets over the age of 3 have some degree of dental disease. Oral bacteria can not only give your pet bad breath, it can also destroy the jaw bone, damage the periodontal ligaments, and attack the heart. To help prevent and treat periodontal problems in your pet, we perform a wide range of dental services, including: