My dog has a bad tooth. How much does extraction or dental work cost?

The cost of a dental exam, cleaning and surgical extraction varies greatly depending on your area. I would recommend making an appointment to see a vet for an exam - they can then make an estimate based on whether or not extracting teeth is expected.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would need to know a bit more information to really help: did that price include blood work, X-rays of the teeth and extractions? Extracting teeth is a big deal the requires gingival flaps and drilling. It isn't easy and takes a lot of time and patience. I have worked at 3 hospitals, 2 of the 3 a bill of $787 was average to low. The current place I work at doesn't charge enough in my opinion for how time consuming and hard extracting teeth are. We never go over $500 (without blood work and NO X-ray). Blood work is extra $77-$150 based on the pets age. Above prices are in US. I think that your Vet is charging appropriately. Please feel free to take a picture of the invoice or let me know specifics! Have a great day!

A basic cleaning may cost as much as $500. Costs will vary depending on several factors including location, clinic, severity of dental disease, size of the patient and whether or not dental x-rays and extractions are required. Your veterinarian can perform the procedure. You can contact the clinic and request an estimate for services. Most will provide one as a matter of hospital policy.

Hello and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! As with any medical procedure, complications can occur but when the appropriate precautions and techniques are used complications become much less likely. To make things as safe as possible your veterinarian may do pre-op blood work prior to anesthesia. An IV catheter should be placed and the dental is performed under full anesthesia with an endotracheal tube in place. Dental X-rays are recommended to ensure teeth can be extracted as safely as possible. Post operative pain medications should be used after an extraction. If Benji needs any tooth extractions, it is likely if proper steps are taken everything will go smoothly. And Benji will be much happier when any broken or infected teeth are removed.

Yes, your vet can give you a rough estimate on how much this will cost after they examine Misty's mouth. Make an appointment to have her mouth examined, and then you will get the estimate allowing you to save up. Best of luck.

It's great that you are thinking about Charlottes dental health. Your vet will examine Charlotte and then give you a plan to do the dental cleaning. Care credit is a good option for things like dental care that allow you to pay it off over time, often with no interest. Otherwise there are low cost clinics in many cities that often will do dental cleanings at a lower rate or based on your income.

Teeth cleaning will vary greatly depending on the clinic you go to, and what needs to be done. If Spots also has a murmur, he'll likely need additional bloodwork or evaluation to determine if it is safe for him to go under anesthesia at all. Other costs will include dental X-rays to check for teeth that need to be pulled, cleaning costs, medications such as pain meds, etc for post-surgery, and the cost to remove any affected teeth. Talking with your current vet is best as they can provide a detailed estimate of costs.