Out of all the members of your family, it isn’t hard to guess who has the worst dental hygiene: your pets. They don’t brush or floss their teeth, and this can go on for years. If you want to show your kids what will happen to their teeth if they fail to brush regularly, just look at your pet’s teeth — and smell his breath.
A full 85 percent of pets have periodontal disease by age 3 years.
Periodontal disease is disease around the outside of the tooth. Our (human) dentist reminds us that if we do not regularly brush away plaque on our teeth, it will become tartar (or calculus — that gritty material your dental hygienist scrapes away).
Subject: Daily Brushing for Pet Teeth 
Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:53 am
