See Rex and his Dentist.
Access to each teeth was different from what I was used to.
But, the anatomy of the teeth was the same.
Poor old Rex had fractured off both lower canines (undoubtedly on his chain linked kennel),
and had exposed the pulps of both of them. A tooth is a tooth.
A dentist is trained to repair teeth, I knew that I could help Rex.
So after some discussion with Vic, I started.
Rex was under general anesthesia for over 3 hours that day.
Even though we had locked both clinic doors to assure "security" of this covert operation,
everyone and their grandmother seemed to show up at the clinic for a peek and, of course, pictures.
There was no keeping this quiet. In those days,
Veterinary Dentistry was unheard of and the only way that I knew how to treat that K-9 soldier
was the same way that I treated his 2-legged counterparts.
I did 2 root canal fillings on the fractured canines and prepared them both for
crowns.
Photo Above: "Doc" Engelmeier, Vic & Dr Art Kobal, (another dentist)
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