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This has been a greatly debated subject due to the way our dogs react when we point out something they chewed or a mess they made. However, studies were done where they were able to show that dogs are indeed reacting to our cues rather than feeling shame. They were able to provoke the “guilty dog look” in dogs that hadn’t done anything just as easily as dogs that had.
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This is why treatment is aimed at eliminating the voids that form under the gums, trapping debris and infectious material. Treatment may involve reduction of overgrown gums, surgical exposure of roots, meticulous cleaning of all root surfaces so that healing can take place, and, in more advanced cases, the placement of graft materials to help replace missing bone.
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Anesthesia free dental cleanings provide no benefit to your pet’s oral health. Scaling (scraping with an instrument) teeth is not only risky in that the gums can be injured, but only makes teeth whiter in appearance, so they give you a false sense of security that your pet has a clean mouth, leaving periodontal disease undetected and untreated. In addition, it leaves a rough surface on which plaque will accumulate more easily and quickly.
