Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic
As far as I know, my dentist is a "registered" dentist..he he he, and he makes us sign a waiver if we elect NOT to have xrays done before our teeth cleaning. I go to the dentist twice a year! And, while he only does xrays on a yearly basis, it certainly makes sense to xray a pet's mouth before cleaning, when you consider the cleanings are done much further apart than ours.

How can an xray on a 4 year old dog's mouth, before the dog undergoes anesthesia for a dental cleaning be ridiculous? Sounds kind of good to me.

On certain dogs it would be a great idea, but on every pet? It's absurd. Human dentistry and canine/feline dentistry is totally different. How often do you see dogs and cats getting cavities filled, or root canals? Dentists do x-rays on us to check for cavities, bone infection etc. This would make sense on a pet who has never had their teeth cleaned, with lots of tartar build up etc. but on an otherwise healthy 2 year old lab, it's uneccesary. If it made sense I'm sure her idea would have flyed, but it didn't.

Or for instance, dogs prone to dental disease, such as doxies, chis, etc. Thanksfully we have the new P3 vaccine, which is awesome in way of dental care for dogs! Now if we could only get a vaccine like that for cats, we'd be all set.