The 13-year-old Schnauzer had "golden" teeth
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2014-05-21

13-year-old dogs without dental checkups and care  invariably lose their teeth. Yet this Miniature Schnauzer had no bad breath despite a mouthful of thick tartar. Dr Daniel was tasked with doing the dental scaling as well as removal of the dog's bladder stones..

This video shows a rare case of the old Schnauzer still having sound teeth, except for two loose ones, after dental scaling for the first time in 13 years. The teeth were "golden" as they were encrusted with thick golden tartar. 

The dog came in for bladder stone removal and has recovered from the surgery. Dental scaling was advised and had been done 14 days after the bladder stone removal. Everybody including the foreign domestic worker  is very happy with the outcome of the two general anaesthesias and good health of this beloved dog.

This case is like an archeological finding. I believe that feeding of mainly dry dog food and no soft food had led to this rare case of sound teeth protected from bacterial infections by layers of tartar deposited over the past 13 years. So the "original" young dog's white teeth are revealed after "digging" or scaling away the tartar deposits. Veterinary medicine is full of surprises as in this case, the first time in over 30 years of practice that I encounter sound teeth in a 13-year-old dog.