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Reply To: Dental Issue

05/03/2021 at 5:10 PM

DanaNM

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Sorry the news wasn’t as good as you’d hoped. 🙁

Are the teeth that grew really fast the ones opposite the missing teeth?

The only thing I can think of is that often in biology, things grow in response to pressure, or lack of pressure. If a tooth is missing its opposite, that sends a signal that the tooth should grow faster to try to meet the other. The grinding of the teeth together in chewing long strands is what wears down molars, so even with lots of fiber, if the tooth doesn’t have it’s opposite to grind against, it will grow unchecked.

Missing teeth could also change the way that she is chewing (imagine getting dental work done and only chewing on one side of your mouth, etc.).

With my dental bun, I just took it one step at a time, one vet appointment at a time, with the information I had, and I think that’s really all you can do. Your regular vet seems very willing to keep monitoring and treating as needed, so I would try to get that other vet out of your head.

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