Different presentations of unerupted canine teeth in three juvenile dogs

Abstract

Abstract Canine teeth should show evidence of eruption by the time a dog is 7 months old. Before 7 months of age, unerupted teeth in juvenile patients can often be overlooked due to varying eruption patterns. However, if a tooth has not demonstrated evidence of eruption by 7 months of age, it is considered abnormal. Differentials for unerupted teeth include congenital abnormalities causing tooth absence (anodontia, oligodontia or hypodontia), traumatic loss of a tooth and impaction of the tooth beneath either the gingiva or the alveolar bone and the gingiva. This case series explores three different presentations of unerupted teeth in juvenile dogs. All three dogs were under 10 months of age when they presented for evaluation and treatment.