How do animals maintain their dental hygiene?

Apart from Humans most animals stick to their Natural Diet & food. They eat what Nature designed to suit their Physiology and Maintain a Good health with Natural Activities. read more

As any of them don't eat sticky foods they do not need much dental care. Herbivores can maintain their teeth by eating certain leaves. Some elephants and other carnivores are known to rub their teeth against big trees. Some animals try to put materials like beewax on fractured teeth. read more

Older animals often have problems with their teeth just like humans do. You can see plaque build up on the teeth and some pets show discomfort while eating. Your veterinarian will encouraged professional dental cleanings since that avoids tooth aches, malnutrition, and in bad cases cardiac infections caused by infections in the mouth. read more

Oral hygiene is an often-overlooked but important factor in your dog's overall health. Learn all tips and tricks for maintaining your dog's dental health in Animal Planet's Dog Dental Health Guide. read more

In fact no animal including human needs to do anything to maintain their dental hygene.Teeth can do this work on themself.They secrete chemicals to clean themselves and this also contain anti biotics.Sounds strange but washing teeth is not good for it. read more

Specifically, I think diet promotes certain oral bacteria and salivary pH. Diets that household pets typically eat probably promote a much different oral environment, one which accelerates dental disease. I do believe that responsible pet owners should do what they can to maintain their pets' health, which would include daily brushing. read more