Jill just had a dental

Glad all went well for Jill..

Thanks for the explanation. It is appreciated.

Glad everything went well!!

I found this image on the internet - it's not Jill's

You can see the exposed pulp cavity and that the outer portion of the tooth has broken off.

Pretty much what it sounds like. Most commonly happens on that big upper premolar, usually from chewing on hard objects (bones, nylabones, rocks :B). The force of chewing caused part of the tooth to break off, usually the outer surface. They can be pretty minor to complicated that break off a big enough slab of tooth to expose the pulp cavity.

It seems to happen more frequently as dogs get older, the tooth probably becomes more brittle with age.

Good news.

For those of us that are not vets: "What is a slab fracture?"

Cracked tooth?

Great news for you and Jill:)

Glad everything went well DOC. That's one great thing to have, and that's your very own doctor!

Pops