Crysti_Lei Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) Juggernaut was meant to be a show dog, but her tooth but her bottom right canine never grew through. i guess this is why. has anyone seen this before?? Edited March 5, 2008 by Crysti_Lei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cass_06 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Juggernaut was meant to be a show dog, but her tooth but her bottom right canine never grew through.i guess this is why. has anyone seen this before?? WOW.. That is interesting... How did you get your xray onto your computer? As i had my dog xrayed to see how many puppies but would love to share it as well as have it on my computer Cassie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 i held it up on the window and took a picture of it! LOL you can see my bad grass through the second pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I suppose that dogs, like people, can have teeth that don't errupt. I like many others I had my wisdom teeth removed because they never erupted, grew through. I am sure that other teeth for some reason don't errupt either. Is your vet going to remove the tooth or just let it be? Love the xrays btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 What interesting xrays, thanks for sharing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) From the second xray, it looks like the right lower canine is impacted behind one of the lower incisors, is that right? Or is there some other reason why it didn't come through? Is the vet going to do anything for her, or can it just be left the way it is? Thanks for sharing. Edited February 20, 2008 by Amhailte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 i am going to find a bvet that will do something about it, as the vet who took the xrays said it would be causeing her pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joypod Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 It actually looks like her entire lower right jaw is wider than the left one. Or is that swelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 It actually looks like her entire lower right jaw is wider than the left one. Or is that swelling? you right, it is! this one tooth has caused so much damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joypod Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The poor darling. What can be done about it? Have you let her breeder know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 The poor darling. What can be done about it? Have you let her breeder know? Her Breeder had the xrays done. as the tooth is there is isn't a genetic problem, it was probably cause by an injury or something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolzseinrotts Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thank you very much for sharing the xrays....................and sometimes you need to xray to see whether it is genetics that have caused the tooth not to erupt or something else...........but as you now know xrays don't lie. Again thank you. Good luck with your girl!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttaburra Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 From the second xray, it looks like the right lower canine is impacted behind one of the lower incisors, is that right? It looks more than impacted, it seems to be too far back and it's base area intruding into the root areas of the other teeth, the canine tooth part does look like it has "developed" quite well. There is possibly an abcess above the point of the canine, or at least some inflammation. My advice would be to see a canine dental specialist, since some of the nearby teeth may need to be removed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Travvy Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 (edited) This comes as quite a shock when it happens to one of your own dogs, I know. My dog (14 years old) has "impacted/compacted" lower canines (2of). The specialist vet at Qld University recommended the gums be opened up, to expose the jaw bone and the canine teeth, which were then manipulated to allow them to erupt. Six months after this procedure, both canines had erupted, one went straight into place but the other one was right under his tongue, in the centre of his mouth and growing taller every month. My local vet told me that this condition is very rare and not often seen. Unfortunately, this stray canine that erupted in the centre of his mouth had to be dealt with so, rather than try to pull it out ( too high risk of nerve damage), the specialist vet again had to cut this canine tooth in half, drill it out and then fill it permanently. It took three operations and many $$$ to get all this done but he is long retired & still healthy. Edited March 1, 2008 by Travvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppy Girl Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Wow. Is your dog alright? If you wanted it to be a show dog, I'm really sorry. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 as the tooth is there is isn't a genetic problem, it was probably cause by an injury or something else How do you know it isn't genetic? Plenty of dental faults where the teeth are not in the right place are a result of genetics. Do you or the breeder recall the pup's mouth being severely injured at some stage? If not injury or genetics, what else could have caused it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 as the tooth is there is isn't a genetic problem, it was probably cause by an injury or something else How do you know it isn't genetic? Plenty of dental faults where the teeth are not in the right place are a result of genetics. Do you or the breeder recall the pup's mouth being severely injured at some stage? If not injury or genetics, what else could have caused it? we don't really know, but the thinking was, if there was not even a tooth bud there, then that would be a genetic fault, but there is a tooth, and it is fully developed tso it is and enviromental issue. that baby tooth was the last to fall out by quite some time, but shhe has always eaten RMB, mainly frames and wings intill she was big enought, but that could have caused the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ok, just saw the vet. he's super! on thursday she is going in to have the area cleaned up and biopsied, because all that tissue around that tooth, particularly that little on that is almost sideways (the one before the pre-molars) could be a cyst, or tumer. best case: all is good and tooth grows through once it it opened up. worst case: it something bad and they will have to remocve that part of her jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Vet at our clinic took a squiz ... make sure the sample of bone is biopsied and sent off to the lab. If it isnt benign take off as much as you can (a decent margin) me? I went through something similar with my OHs staffie. If it was going to be lower jaw removal I would have taken euth - not fair on the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crysti_Lei Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Biopsy results are in, the mass is a Complex Odontoma http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/odontoma http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/1...ournalCode=jsap a very rare benign tumer now for decisions - 1. leave it and see (might disappear), 2. remove the tumer(margins are hard to define, so it they are still there they may continue to grow), 3. remove that part of the jaw (not fun) does anyone have any experiance with this type of tumer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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