Wisdom Teeth?

[leo01]

Maybe a stupid question but..... I was just wondering if dogs get wisdom teeth? I only asked as my dog pretty much finished teething by 7-8months, but now at nearly 11 months i notice he doesnt seem to like chewing towards the back off his mouth (Where the big molers are) so was just thinking, do dogs get wisdom teeth at a later stage in life, say teenage/early adulthood, like people? I have only noticed this in the last week or so, more so when chewing on a bigger bone (Like a lamb neck) he hasnt had an issue chewing on the back teeth before and have looked, all looks good, nice and healthy pinky gums, lovely white teeth no chips/cracks, no abcess's or anything like that that i can see.

[persephone]

dogs get all their teeth at once. No 'wisdom' teeth.

Perhaps there is a bit of bone or stick caught somewhere towards the back?

or maybe ,now he's stronger.. he doesn't need to use the molars as much?

when getting meat etc off bones. dogs mainly use a scissor action... they chew 'side-on'..not crunch with the back teeth...that's for small bits.. or breaking bones in half...

if he looks uncomfortable.. get the vet's help in doing a thorough mouth check .

[leo01]

Thanks for your reply Perseshone, Yes thats what i thought but thought better double check That was my first thought, bit of bone/abcess but can see nothing. He doesnt look uncomfortable as such, but think will get the vets to check him out just to be sure.

But yes, he is stronger, tennis balls used to last 2 days, these days they last 2 seconds (seriously! Crunch crunch, pop) and they're popped in half. So yes, perhaps just doesnt need to use the back teeth as much

Thanks again