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« on: June 01, 2011, 04:17:29 AM »
It's me again! I was just reading through some old posts on here and I saw one that said that bumps under the chin are a sign of maloccusion. Is this always the case? I was worried about that with one of my chins and had him checked over a year ago. The vet (an exotic specialist) agreed that he does have lumps there but there was no sign of anything wrong with his teeth. He eats, drinks, poops and pees fine, but reading that made me panic that he might be in pain/danger without me realising! He has plenty of chew toys and hay which he uses all the time, and generally seems like a happy little boy. He's about 7 (don't know exactly as he's a rescue).
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Re: teeth
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 04:19:38 AM »
p.s. as a paranoid owner (!) I check his mouth nearly every day and he isn't showing any signs of drooling.
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Re: teeth
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 09:51:16 AM »
Panic over! On my return from work I checked Sam's teeth/chin/jaw and there's no lumps! I guess that previously he must have scraped his chin or his brother had done something to him (they now live separately to fisticuffs). His chin is completely dry and his teeth look fine. Phew!
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Re: teeth
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 11:41:08 AM »
heather - even though everything's fine :) (yay!) i just thought i'd say that while bumps may be a sign of malocclusion, i would imagine this would be due to root elongation and you'd usually get overgrown teeth before you get the roots. the vet would be able to see maloccluted teeth as well.

and bumps may have other causes :)

i'm paranoid as well, i have a rescue chin with teeth problems, she had loads of spurs and she actually stopped eating before her xray (she couldn't have had the xray as soon as i got her because she was too weak to go under anaesthetic) so it was a very tense day when she actually went in. i half expected them to call and say 'we're really sorry but the kindest thing would be to put her to sleep while she's under' but they had good news :)
she also has a chronic jaw bone infection which has caused her bone to elongate downwards so she pretty much has a tusk but it doesn't bother her and hopefully it will not cause any problems in the future.
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Re: teeth
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2011, 11:35:16 AM »
Their jaw line can seem bumpy when their weight is on the low side as well.
At 7 years old I don't expect you'll see true mallocclusion, though injuries and old age can also cause dental problems.
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