Chipped Incisor

[Dollyx]

Hello, is the way this Incisor is chipped any cause for concern? It looks as if a layer of the tooth is missing, if that makes sense

 

[Dollyx]

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[Wiebke]

Edit: accidentally posted without the image

Hi and welcome

As long as a broken incisor is sitting firmly in the gum, then there is usually not a problem. In a balanced dental system the incisors abrade against each other during chewing and will sort themselves out. The incisors are are ca. 4 cm long and curved with their roots sitting right at the back of the mouth in front of the back teeth; they are rather prone to breaks.

What concerns me is that the larger lower incisor (which doesn't look broken) is looking like its upper edge is full length but somewhat slanted? Could you please check whether that could also be a break? If not, a slanted incisor edge could point towards a potential problem with either the incisor root or with the grinding pre-molars or molars at the back. The upper incisors look fine to me.

 

[Dollyx]

Hi and welcome

As long as a broken incisor is sitting firmly in the gum, then there is usually not a problem. In a balanced dental system the incisors abrade against each other during chewing and will sort themselves out. The incisors are are ca. 4 cm long and curved with their roots sitting right at the back of the mouth in front of the back teeth; they are rather prone to breaks.

What concerns me is that the larger lower incisor (which doesn't look broken) is looking like its upper edge is full length but somewhat slanted? Could you please check whether that could also be a break? If not, a slanted incisor edge could point towards a potential problem with either the incisor root or with the grinding pre-molars or molars at the back. The upper incisors look fine to me.

Yes the other lower incisor does seem to be slanted. I have a vet appointment for her tomorrow morning, as this morning Pigeon was apprehensive to eating and there was redness around the gums that wasn't there last night. I think it looked like it could be infected, but that's what the vet is going to figure out.

 

[weepweeps]

Good luck at the vets. I hope it’s easily treatable.

 

[Wiebke]

Yes the other lower incisor does seem to be slanted. I have a vet appointment for her tomorrow morning, as this morning Pigeon was apprehensive to eating and there was redness around the gums that wasn't there last night. I think it looked like it could be infected, but that's what the vet is going to figure out.

I am very sorry but good that you are having Pigeon seen. Piggies cannot tells us what has happened but if it is painful or if there are more breaks further down, then eating can be more difficult.

Please switch from weighing once weekly to weighing daily. Over three quarters of the daily food intake should tough hay, which is the one food group we cannot control by eye but which is generally the first to be really impacted with any pain, especially in the mouth.

This link here will tell you more.

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