OVERBITE update in 6 mos GSD - Page 1

Hello to all who have posted in my earlier overbite thread. With a heck of a lot of squirming the final lower tooth came out. We tried many techniques and we prevailed. The UPPER baby teeth are still in however. She had an overbite which is now disappearing. Yea. The "problem" is that her lower teeth are still on the INSIDE of her top canines. I know about the ball technique to try and push the teeth forward and maybe that will work to help push them out. We are tugging to the sides as well with a ball with holes.... Thanks for your earlier tips. And in her case, the overbite did indeed disappear as her lower jaw continued to grow.

I had a GS with similar problem, but the pet veterinary fixed the problem with surgery and afterwards nobody could see that the dog once had a tooth problem. 2 month after the surgery i took the dog to a show and he passed the teeth inspection.

What do you think that dog will produce in its progeny, figos? Surgery to correct a bad bite DQ's a dog at an AKC show and I suspect the same would happen at an SV show.

I AGREE WITH BLITZEN. FIGOS THIS DOG SHOULD BE SPAY OR NEUTER.IF THE DOG GOT A SHOW RATING OR AKC POINTS IT SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE DOG.IT IS JUST NOT RIGHT TO CORRECT A DQ BITE.MAYBE YOU NEED TO READ THE RULES A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY IN BOTH SV,AKC.WANT YOU DID WAS VERY WRONG...............

To change the tone of this thread has anyone seen a dog with my problem as a pup and can they let me know whether it is something that she may outgrow as well? It seems things change in a blink of an eye with pups :)

A puppy's overbite condition is often not hereditary in nature, but part of the growth process of a young animal. The upper jaw and the lower jaw will grow at different rates, and a puppy who displays an excessive overbite today will often not look the same within two (2) months or so. At six (6) months of age the growth rate is still rapid. I prefer to allow all baby teeth to fall out on their own, unless the puppy is at the veterinarian's office for something else and the puppy teeth are still present but very loose. In that case we usually yank them without anesthaesia. I have seen baby teeth remain in the mouth for a long time before they were shed by the emergence of the adult teeth, often side-by-side and still fixed firmly. I never attempted to correct this as it always corrected itself. Bob-O

Hi Bob-O. She was at the vet for hip prelims at the time and the tooth was loose. Because the lower baby tooth was "blocking" the adult tooth on the outside he advised to try and wiggle as much as possible. He was not concerned with the upper baby canines and it seems like I will let those take their natural course. I guess I am wondering still whether the adult teeth will continue to "push" outwards considering her bite was fine a very young pup.

Kmaot, I have seen what looks like an impending disaster in a puppy's mouth as both puppy and emerging adult teeth point in all but the correct directions. A mouth full of teeth that seem confused where they should really be. I only had one (1) puppy that developed what I would call a faulty bite, as his lower left canine rubbed his upper left canine and caused it to be a bit crooked. It was still a scissor bite, but not correct in my opinion. I would keep an eye on it, but I don't feel at this poin there is cause for alarm. Bob-O

Laughing at the "impending disaster" comment. Thanks. I will give it a chance.