Virginia Veterinary Dentistry at Cary Street Vet

Dr. Ed Taylor, a Board Certified Specialist in canine and feline medicine and a Fellow and Past-President of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, practices specialty dentistry at Cary Street Veterinary Hospital. 

Some of the services that we can provide are:                             

Dental Radiography

• Portable dental x-ray equipment
• High quality detailed images
• Experience in interpretation, exposure and positioning

Periodontics

• Broad treatment options for the most common infectious disease of dogs and cats
• Owner counseling and instructions for home care
• Professional dental prophylaxis
• Root planing
• Guided tissue regeneration
• Gum surgery
• Complicated extractions

Orthodontics

• Interceptive orthodontics in young pets
• Correction of misaligned or crooked teeth to relieve pain, irritation, infection and to prevent tooth loss
• Bite evaluations for show and breeding pets
• Salvage procedures when conventional orthodontics are not indicated

Endodontics

• Root canal treatment for broken teeth with exposed pulp
• Root canal treatment for discolored (dead) teeth
• Crown reduction and partial root canal treatment for misaligned teeth
• Disarming of aggressive pets

Prosthodontics

• Cast crowns to protect weakened teeth
• Bonded restorations

Oral Orthopedics

• Dental techniques and materials for noninvasive treatment of oral injuries
• Fracture stabilization with no additional damage to teeth, nerves and blood vessels
• Management of TMJ injuries
• Intraoral acrylic and composite splints
• Stabilization of partially or fully dislocated teeth

Oral Surgery

• Tumor surgery
• Oronasal fistula repair
• Surgical extractions