Canine teeth

First prize, presented today food rip incisors, canines and pierce it grabs, and dilute molars chew. Chewing is instinctive for them matters.

Survive!

Teeth and are an important condition for survival. Elderly individuals living in the wild, who gradually lose the most teeth, they can no longer chew and die from hunger.
Today's domestic dogs are doing much better. They live in safety and relative abundance of any diseases and injuries are treated professionally and treated with and against many diseases is vaccination protects. Because they are fed diets not entirely normal in primordial conditions, must also take care of their teeth, those who submit to them the following substitutes: their owner.
How? Supporters of barf - Methods to promote domestic raw food - and proclaim that the best care of the teeth provide the raw bones. Beef marrow bones are supposedly relatively safe for puppies,and poultry bones are said to get less suitable for cleaning teeth, but on the other hand, the teeth serve as an ideal source of calcium.
Because the hard bones can harm the enamel, the whole tooth or injure the gums and bone fragments tend to have tragic consequences in the esophagus, stomach or intestines, certainly safer path to the healthy teeth of our dogs, whose physique is a summer living with a man long since changed, the use of artificial bones, jaw cleaning treats and of course the classic treatment.

From the milk teeth ... to periodontitis?

Puppy is six weeks of age, milk teeth are formed 28 teeth. Around the fourth month begins the gradual replacement of milk teeth for adult teeth.Prezubovani annoying puppy owner may facilitate the presentation of solid rubber and textile toys and chewable treats.
Until the dog is small, easy to get used to the fact that the owner opens his mouth and looking at his teeth. It is necessary not only to prevent problems and getting used to cleaning, but also due to the facilitation of visits to the veterinarian, the breeding test or exhibitions; milk teeth falling out in time may later cause bad teeth status with all the consequences just for show or breeding career in the adult dog. It also defending a puppy is much less work than adult dogs, often very strong and imaginative defense.
During these exercises, visits can also ascertain the owner, as is replacement of teeth,if all the adult teeth are growing properly and not one of them has broken

full article can be found in the May issue of Animal Planet, available on newsstands

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