Steve
2009-05-05 18:04:18 UTC
The vet is recommending a teeth cleaning service without anesthetic -
www.animaldentalcare.info
Cost is $170. Anyone have experience with this sorta cleaning?
The FAQ says "We treat our patients much like a dentist treats a
young child during a first-time dental visit. We use patience in our
approach, and slowly introduce each phase of the procedure."
That sounds good, but I'm told the whole procedure takes 15 minutes
per dog. Gotta wonder how they use all that patience and still
manage to get it done in 15 minutes.
Here's what they say at the vets-only part of the site (keeping in
mind that all of this is allegedly done in 15 minutes) -
Our 7-Step Process:
Step 1: Oral Examination. Begins with the face. Checking for swelling
and painful areas. Looking at the eyes for symmetry and also swelling.
Next, opening and closing the mouth to check for pain or crepitus in
the mandibular joints. Lastly, examining each tooth and gingival for
pathology, making sure that even the smallest amount of tartar
touching the gingival is removed.
Step 2: Supragingival (above the gum line). Plaque and tartar removal
using calculus-removing forceps and hand instruments. Supragingival
deposits are removed from the buccal, lingual and interproximal
surfaces of the teeth.
Step 3: Subgingival (below the gum line). Scaling and curettage using
scalers and curettes to remove subgingival deposits. The idea for the
procedure is to convert chronically inflamed ulcerated lesions in the
soft tissue wall into clean surgical wounds, promoting healing and
readaptation of tissue to the tooth surface.
Step 4: Polishing. Smoothing out the minor defects caused by scaling
and removing plaque missed in the previous steps. A pumice or paste
is used on a polishing prophy cup for this procedure. Using a
continuous motion, each individual tooth is polished.
Step 5: Irrigation. Diseased tissue and plaque are removed from the
pocket or sulcus using water and/or an antibacterial chlorhexidine
gluconate solution.
Step 6: Post Cleaning Examination. After the cleaning the teeth are
examined individually via periodontal prophy to the gingival to
examine for any rational calculus.
Step 7: Charting. Includes missing, loose, fractional and/or
discolored teeth as well as feline ondontoclastic resorptive lesions,
periodontal pocket depth, gingival recession, and other significant
lesions.
Pricing Guide - Initial NAD Cleaning
Wholesale cost: $70
Suggested retail price: $139-159
Our well-trained NAD techs can do as thorough a job as traditional
veterinary technicians. In the past, veterinarians were convinced
that performing prophys without the use of anesthesia was an
impossibility, due to the fact of subgingival scaling on an awake
pet. In addition, most veterinarians assumed that awake pets would
not tolerate a machine polish, thereby leaving minor defects on the
tooth surfaces.
Through years of training, NAD technicians not only develop a solid
knowledge of the oral cavity in both cats and dogs, they also gain
the ability to recognize pathological tooth abnormalities that may
cause further health problems in pets.
Furthermore, our animal dental care techs have the capacity to
perform complete prophys including subgingival scaling, as well as
machine polishing, by utilizing the proprietary "holds" used in non-
anesthetic dentistry.
Most importantly, extreme patience and the gentle way with animals
are what make our NAD technicians successful at gaining the complete
trust and confidence of pets, allowing them to perform teeth
cleaning.
...Steve
www.animaldentalcare.info
Cost is $170. Anyone have experience with this sorta cleaning?
The FAQ says "We treat our patients much like a dentist treats a
young child during a first-time dental visit. We use patience in our
approach, and slowly introduce each phase of the procedure."
That sounds good, but I'm told the whole procedure takes 15 minutes
per dog. Gotta wonder how they use all that patience and still
manage to get it done in 15 minutes.
Here's what they say at the vets-only part of the site (keeping in
mind that all of this is allegedly done in 15 minutes) -
Our 7-Step Process:
Step 1: Oral Examination. Begins with the face. Checking for swelling
and painful areas. Looking at the eyes for symmetry and also swelling.
Next, opening and closing the mouth to check for pain or crepitus in
the mandibular joints. Lastly, examining each tooth and gingival for
pathology, making sure that even the smallest amount of tartar
touching the gingival is removed.
Step 2: Supragingival (above the gum line). Plaque and tartar removal
using calculus-removing forceps and hand instruments. Supragingival
deposits are removed from the buccal, lingual and interproximal
surfaces of the teeth.
Step 3: Subgingival (below the gum line). Scaling and curettage using
scalers and curettes to remove subgingival deposits. The idea for the
procedure is to convert chronically inflamed ulcerated lesions in the
soft tissue wall into clean surgical wounds, promoting healing and
readaptation of tissue to the tooth surface.
Step 4: Polishing. Smoothing out the minor defects caused by scaling
and removing plaque missed in the previous steps. A pumice or paste
is used on a polishing prophy cup for this procedure. Using a
continuous motion, each individual tooth is polished.
Step 5: Irrigation. Diseased tissue and plaque are removed from the
pocket or sulcus using water and/or an antibacterial chlorhexidine
gluconate solution.
Step 6: Post Cleaning Examination. After the cleaning the teeth are
examined individually via periodontal prophy to the gingival to
examine for any rational calculus.
Step 7: Charting. Includes missing, loose, fractional and/or
discolored teeth as well as feline ondontoclastic resorptive lesions,
periodontal pocket depth, gingival recession, and other significant
lesions.
Pricing Guide - Initial NAD Cleaning
Wholesale cost: $70
Suggested retail price: $139-159
Our well-trained NAD techs can do as thorough a job as traditional
veterinary technicians. In the past, veterinarians were convinced
that performing prophys without the use of anesthesia was an
impossibility, due to the fact of subgingival scaling on an awake
pet. In addition, most veterinarians assumed that awake pets would
not tolerate a machine polish, thereby leaving minor defects on the
tooth surfaces.
Through years of training, NAD technicians not only develop a solid
knowledge of the oral cavity in both cats and dogs, they also gain
the ability to recognize pathological tooth abnormalities that may
cause further health problems in pets.
Furthermore, our animal dental care techs have the capacity to
perform complete prophys including subgingival scaling, as well as
machine polishing, by utilizing the proprietary "holds" used in non-
anesthetic dentistry.
Most importantly, extreme patience and the gentle way with animals
are what make our NAD technicians successful at gaining the complete
trust and confidence of pets, allowing them to perform teeth
cleaning.
...Steve
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