LPacker79

So I was on the patio listening to Po chomp on his marrow bone again and he was really going at it. I started to wonder if it was possible for him to break a tooth? At his age, along with his aged teeth, is it possible he could break a tooth when he's really going at it like that?

As a side note....he was chomping away hard and lost control of the bone. It flipped and all the marrow came out in a big clump. Of course he ate it all right away. Here I was convinced he'd never get the marrow out since he doesn't like to work at stuff like that. I should have known better

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voodoolizard

wow hes lucky to get the middle out with such little work LOL
my 2 take hours !!

i wouldnt worry too much about his teeth,, its prob chewin on bones that make them strong !!

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ZeusMissy

reddobes

Yes, dogs can chip or fracture teeth chewing on hard beef bones.

Unfortunately, every toy/treat has its pros/cons.
The upper 4th premolar (the main chewing tooth on the top) is one of the most common ones to fracture (in general, not just because of hard bones).

zeus and me

my friends doberman has very worn teeth from chewing bones.

that said......I went to the butcher today and got zeus 2 of them

Reds

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thea2003

My dog has 2 chipped teeth...1 upper incisor and one upper canine...they dont bug her at all

gracieface

my girl has worn her teeth down, no biggie, there is still enough there to count as full dentition in the show ring and she has no problem eating raw bones.

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Linda H

I don't know about that Thea. I just got thru reading the Whole Dog Journal July issue and they had an article about dentistry in canines. It was very interesting and very, very enlightening.
It was written by a woman who met with a couple of other agility people at the events and one of them took her dog to a dog dentist. Next time they met, about three weeks later, she told them about her dogs work that had to be done. Soooo the writer decided to take her 10 yr old border terrier in (dentist in her area)and found out he had two broken teeth, premolars, I believe one had abcessed (my memory fails me) and a loose incisor that had to be pulled.
I can't remember all the details, but her dog had a lot wrong with his mouth and she never knew anything was wrong with him. Dogs are stoic and hide things that are wrong with them (goes back to "in the wild"). After she got his mouth fixed she said it was like you had taken 5 yrs off his age because he was ripping and roaring around like a young dog again.
Apparently it is wise to take them to a dog dentist or at least find out it your vet has had dentistry in vet school and not a weekly seminar. It also has to do with the equipment a dentist has that prevents aspiration of dental bacteria into the lungs during the mouthwork.
I learned quiet a bit, even if I can't remember most of it now.......but I can reread the article and remember it again for another 10 mins.

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My two just love their marrow bones, but I limit them because I am concerned about their teeth. I check their teeth after they have had a bone just to make sure that no damage has been done.

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