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Key Facts

• Caused by chewing hard objects (bones, antlers, hooves, nylon toys), fights, or accidents
• Signs: chewing on one side, dropping food, pawing at mouth, facial swelling below eye
• Many pets do NOT show obvious signs of discomfort
• Minor chips without pulp exposure can be monitored with yearly X-rays
• Exposed pulp requires root canal therapy or extraction
• Canine teeth (fangs) are most commonly fractured in cats from fights
• Thumbnail test: if you cannot dent a chew toy with your thumbnail, it can break teeth
• Root canal therapy is performed by board-certified veterinary dentists
• Prognosis is good after proper treatment
• Species: dogs and cats