Diagnosingperiodontaldisease in pets
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Diagnosingperiodontaldisease
Don’t miss the signs ofdental disease

Periodontal disease is a widespread problem: more than 9 in 10 adult dogs and 7 in 10 adult cats are affected.1

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9 in 10 adult dogs

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7 in 10 adult cats

For complete assessment of oral health, an anaesthetised oral examination with intraoral radiography is necessary. Teeth that appear grossly normal can still have clinically important findings upon radiography.2

Explore the evidence
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  • In one study, 28% of grossly normal teeth in dogs had clinically important radiographic findings,3 while a similar study found the figure in cats to be 42%.4
  • In another study of 114 dogs presenting with active periodontal disease upon full-mouth anaesthetised examination, only 94 presented with inflammation on the visual awake examination – showing that visual awake examinations can underestimate the presence and severity of periodontal disease.5
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