An example Smile Report
What you get after a Luna dental: a report written from your pet's own chart, X-rays and photographs, read and signed off by a clinician, with every tooth in 3D.
Bramble and this visit are made up; a real report is written the same way from the pet's own record.
Bramble’s Fix & Shine: a clean mouth, and two sore teeth gone
Bramble was a star today. We cleaned every tooth above and below the gum line, took X-rays of the whole mouth, and removed two teeth that had lost most of the bone holding them in place. Both had been sore for a while, even if Bramble was too polite to show it.
The rest of the mouth is in good shape now. The gums were red and puffy round the big upper cheek teeth, and they will keep calming down over the next few weeks now the tartar is off. Bramble woke up comfortably and went home that evening, ready for supper.
What we did
- General anaesthetic, with a drip and monitoring throughout
- Local anaesthetic nerve blocks
- A full examination of the mouth, teeth and gums
- Dental X-rays
- Every tooth checked and charted
- Every tooth scaled and polished
- 2 teeth removed
- Deep cleaned below the gum: 1 tooth
- To take home: pain relief
- A smooth recovery
- Stitches that dissolve on their own, so nothing needs taking out
What the vet found
The X-rays showed that the upper right first molar had lost about half of the bone around its roots, with a deep pocket between them. It was wobbly and would only have got more painful, so we took it out.
One of the small front teeth on the bottom right was very loose and had lost most of its root support. We removed it too.
Next to the molar, the big upper cheek tooth had a 4 mm pocket in the gum on the cheek side. We cleaned deep into it rather than take the tooth out: it is firmly in place, and with brushing it should stay that way.
Everything else looked healthy on the X-rays: no broken teeth, no infection at the roots.
Teeth to know about
- Upper right fourth premolar: Deep cleaned in a 4 mm gum pocket. Brushing along this gum line matters most: it is where tartar came back first.
- Upper right first molar: Removed: half the bone round its roots had gone, and it was loose. The gum is stitched and heals in about two weeks.
- Lower right first incisor: Removed: it was very loose, with little root left holding it.
- Upper left fourth premolar: Heavy tartar cleaned off. The gum here was red, and should look pink again within a few weeks.
Home care plan
- Soft food for a week (First 7 days): Soak the usual biscuits or switch to wet food while the gums heal. No chews or hard toys until the post-op check.
- Brush every day (Daily): Once the gums have healed, a finger brush and dog toothpaste along the gum line, upper cheek teeth first. Thirty seconds a side is plenty.
- Lift the lip (Weekly): A quick look at the upper cheek teeth: tartar starts as a yellow line at the gum. Spotting it early keeps the next clean simple.
- A dental check (Every 6 months): We look at the whole mouth again, for free, to keep on top of things before tartar builds back up.