What does a healthy dog mouth look like?

What does a healthy dog mouth look like? - Animal Hospital of Statesville

We see those occasionally but not a whole lot, perhaps in youngsters. A healthy mouth has a beautiful white crown with no tartar, calculus buildup, yellow buildup, or a crack in the tooth, and the gums are a nice, happy pink color. We also don’t want to see any inflammation or redness along the gum.

What does a healthy dog mouth look like? - Briar Patch Veterinary Hospital

A healthy dog mouth has clean white teeth, calm pink gums without cuts or irritated areas, and relatively mild breath. Veterinarians also ensure that the dog has the normal number of teeth and that there are no extra teeth present.

What does a healthy dog mouth look like? - Horizon Animal Hospital

A healthy dog's mouth should have white teeth, and its gums should be pink but not red. Moreover, it should be free of all masses.

What does a healthy dog mouth look like? - Aspen Veterinary Clinic

A healthy dog's mouth is just like your mouth when you leave the dentist. It is clean and you see no plaque, no tartar, there's no redness, there's no bleeding of the gums, and especially there's no odor. That's one of the big things that we see as a first sign of dental disease in our canine patients.