Health Report Final - Flipbook - Page 34
Mouth & Teeth
Dogs with problems/
abnormal mouth (11%)
Mouth
Problems
Dogs without problems /
normal mouth (89%)
Mouth problems in adult dogs seen in the health survey were uncommon with only 11%
(24 dogs) affected out of 277.
The most common problems being:
1
Under shot jaw – 4.0% (11 dogs)
2
Dental disease requiring extrac ons – 2.2% (6 dogs)
3
Overshot jaw – 1.8% (5 dogs)
4
Dental disease requiring scale and polish – 1.1% (3 dogs)
5
Tumour or growth in the mouth 0.8% (2 dogs)
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