Question
My 12-week-old wheaten terrier pup has a crooked tooth at the front of his mouth. It’s facing inside rather than outside. Does it need to be removed? Will it correct itself?
— Marzena
Answer
You don’t need to worry Marzena! This is a case of nature playing out before your eyes. You see, dogs have all their temporary (baby) teeth by six weeks of age and then at eight weeks, something that’s quite magical to see (but maybe not to feel!) begins.
Teething brings with it the need to chew, bite and munch on anything and everything that stands before them. This stimulates the baby teeth to fall out and the adult teeth to develop and emerge. Funnily enough, this begins with the front teeth at 12 weeks of age and finishes with the big fangs (or canine teeth) all the way through at six months.
So, in your little guy’s case, it’s a matter of out with the old and in with the new! That crooked baby tooth will fall out to make way for the newer, bigger version!
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