Dental Care
Healthy Mouth, Healthier Pet
A healthy mouth is the foundation of a healthy pet. Jones Veterinary Clinic provides comprehensive dental care to keep your pet's teeth, gums, and overall oral health in top condition at every stage of life.
Understanding Dental Care
Dental health is one of the most overlooked aspects of pet care, yet it plays a direct role in your pet’s overall wellbeing. Our dental care services go far beyond a quick look at the teeth. We perform thorough oral health assessments, professional cleanings, and extractions when necessary, all in a safe and monitored environment. Just like people, pets accumulate plaque and tartar over time, and without regular dental care that buildup can lead to pain, infection, tooth loss, and systemic health complications that affect the heart, kidneys, and liver.
The Importance of Dental Care
Poor dental health does not stay in the mouth. Bacteria from periodontal disease can enter the bloodstream and travel to vital organs, contributing to serious conditions including heart disease, kidney disease, and liver damage over time. Most pets will show little to no outward signs of dental pain, making regular professional evaluation essential. By the time a pet is showing obvious symptoms like dropping food, pawing at the mouth, or refusing to eat, dental disease has often already progressed significantly. Routine dental care is one of the most effective ways to prevent pain, extend your pet’s quality of life, and avoid costly treatment down the road.
Comprehensive List of Dental Care Services
Our dental care services are designed to address your pet’s oral health from assessment through treatment. Every dental visit begins with a thorough oral health assessment, allowing our veterinarians to evaluate the teeth, gums, tongue, and surrounding structures for signs of disease, infection, fractures, or abnormal growths. Professional dental cleanings are performed under general anesthesia to ensure your pet’s comfort and safety and to allow our team to clean both above and below the gumline where tartar and bacteria accumulate most. When teeth are too damaged, infected, or loose to save, extractions are performed with care to relieve pain and prevent further infection from spreading.
Our dental care services include:
- Dental exams — a thorough evaluation of the teeth, gums, tongue, and oral cavity to assess overall dental health and identify areas of concern
- Oral health assessments — detailed examination of the mouth for signs of periodontal disease, tooth fractures, abnormal growths, infection, and gum recession
- Professional dental cleanings — comprehensive cleaning performed under anesthesia, including scaling above and below the gumline to remove plaque and tartar buildup
- Tooth extractions — safe removal of damaged, infected, or non-viable teeth to relieve pain and prevent the spread of infection to surrounding teeth and tissue
Regular dental care, combined with at home brushing and dental hygiene habits, gives your pet the best chance at a healthy mouth and a longer, more comfortable life.
When to Seek Dental Care
Most pets should have a professional dental exam at least once a year, ideally as part of their annual wellness visit. You should schedule a dental evaluation sooner if you notice your pet has persistent bad breath, visible tartar or discoloration on the teeth, red, swollen, or bleeding gums, difficulty chewing, dropping food while eating, pawing at the mouth or face, excessive drooling, or a reluctance to eat hard food or treats. These are common signs of dental disease and should not be dismissed as normal.
Dental care is also especially important for smaller dog breeds, which are genetically prone to overcrowding and early onset periodontal disease, as well as cats, who are susceptible to a painful condition called tooth resorption that can be difficult to detect without a professional exam. If your pet has never had a professional dental cleaning or has not had one in more than a year, a dental visit is a great place to start. Oral health issues are almost always easier and more affordable to treat when caught early.
Proudly Serving Jones and the Surrounding Communities
Small Town Vet. Exceptional Care.
At Jones Veterinary Clinic, we provide compassionate care for pets, and both small and large animals in Jones, Choctaw, Harrah, Luther, Arcadia, Guthrie, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, Nicoma Park, Spencer, and the surrounding areas of central Oklahoma. Small town care means you are not just a number here. You get a team that gets to know you and your pet by name, offers same day appointments that are often available, and an easy in and out experience that metro clinics simply cannot match. No crowded waiting rooms, no week long wait times, and no fighting city traffic just to see a vet. If you are coming from the Oklahoma City metro or surrounding communities, Jones Veterinary Clinic is a short drive that makes a big difference. Quality veterinary care, a friendly familiar team, and a whole lot less stress for you and your animal.