Palisades Veterinary Clinic 

 Pet Dental Cleanings and Oral Care/Extractions

Our clinic offers in-house dental prophylaxis procedures to clean your pet's teeth. We scale and polish your pet's teeth in order to remove plaque and tartar. We use a dental x-ray unit and state of the art high-speed dental drill for use in extracting teeth.

Above, skilled technician Kristie helps prepare a fractured tooth for extraction. 

Gingival flaps and local anesthesia were used.

Dental procedures are performed under general anesthesia in order to accomplish thorough removal of the tartar under the gumline, and fluoride treatment.

  All extractions involve prevention of pain and infection by our staff: local anesthetic nerve blocks, pre- and post-operative injectable pain medications, and close monitoring for any signs of oral pain are standard of care for dental surgery at our clinic.

 Feline Oral Resorptive Lesion (upper premolar tooth)   

The painful feline resorptive lesion pictured above is one situation in which extraction alleviates pain and stops the inevitable progression of this disease process.

Periodontal disease starts with the formation of plaque, a transparent fluid composed of mucous, sloughed cells, and bacteria. Plaque starts forming twelve hours after dental cleaning.

If the plaque is not removed, salts in the food will form hard dental calculus, or tartar. The calculus is irritating to the gingival tissue, changing the pH of the mouth, allowing pathogenic bacteria to survive under the gumline.

By-products of these bacteria "eat away" at the tooth's support structures eventually causing the tooth to be lost. The photos above illustrate tartar, gingivitis, and periodontal disease.

We encourage all owners to use home pet dental care on a daily basis,

and to regularly "Flip the Lip" and evaluate the teeth for any problems.

Every February and October we offer 20% off all dental cleanings and 10% off all dental products.