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The full extent of the damage was not visible without the x-rays.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>The best option in this case is to extract the tooth.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThis gives the dog<em>\u00a0immediate pain relief<\/em>, removes of the source of<em>\u00a0infection<\/em>, and it allows for the possibility of brushing effectively to keep the\u00a0<em>surrounding teeth healthy<\/em>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>The tooth root sockets after extraction, showing that no tooth root fragments remain.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nRetained tooth root fragments can create future problems, this is why it is important to check that there are no remaining fragments \u2013 again dental radiography is the only practical way to do this.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dental care is a discipline in veterinary medicine that was often not performed as well as we might have liked. 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