Dental Care

Pet Dental Care

Imagine if you never brushed your teeth or had them cleaned. Pretty frightening, right? As you can imagine, things would eventually start to go very, very bad inside your mouth: teeth would rot and decay, gums would become inflamed and infected. Bacteria from those rotting teeth would eventually travel into your bloodstream and could cause other serious health problems. And we haven’t even mentioned the daily, debilitating pain.

It’s the same scenario for your dog or cat. While some people might laugh at the idea of brushing their pet’s teeth or taking them for a dental cleaning, the fact is that by age three, 80% of dogs and 70% of cats have some evidence of periodontal disease. Periodic dental exams help maintain proper oral hygiene and prevent future problems.

Pet Dental Services

We provide a variety of routine dental services for your pet, including dental x-rays, cleaning, polishing, and oravet treatments. We also can help with those non-routine dental services such as extractions, etc. Your pet’s dental health will be assessed by your doctor at each exam to determine his/her dental-cleaning needs. We try to educate pet owners in good pet preventative dental care as well. Our client care representatives can help navigate the many dental hygiene products that are available to find the best option for you and your pet

Avenue Animal Hospital offers complete pet oral health services, including:

  • Dental exams
  • Annual dental cleanings
  • Dental X-rays
  • Extractions

Following American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines, Avenue Animal Hospital only does cleanings and dental work on anesthetized pets. To ensure your pet is healthy enough to undergo anesthesia, we do require a routine blood test before the procedure.


Preventive Dental Care

Brushing your pet’s teeth several times per week is the best way to prevent plaque and tartar build-up. Interested in learning how to brush your pet’s teeth? Just ask and our veterinarians will be happy to help you get started. If you have a pet that won’t tolerate brushing, our veterinarians can also recommend products that will help keep your pet’s mouth healthy in between cleanings.

Pet Dental Care in Tinley Park, IL

To Make An Appointment for a dental exam or cleaning, call us at 708-532-3866 or Make An Appointment online.