I don't see cavities, tjagolf33. The dip in that big carnassial molar is normal. He would benefit from either having them scaled or cleaned perhaps, but they are not bad. I bought two dental scalers many years ago, one with a sharp hook on it - useless - and one with a straight, slanted blade. All I do is carefully run the scaler just under the gum line, then downwards to remove any tartar, making sure to have a finger under the tooth to stop the blade hitting the gum on the lower jaw. Mine get done all their lives and I will admit that you can have a battle with a dog that has never been done, till it gets used to it.(Plenty of rewards for being good.) Got a 5 year old returned to me and we have had many fights about cleaning his teeth, but IMO that is still better than having to risk a general anaesthetic for the vet to clean them. I'm laughing at myself as I type this because it appears I can't even see a photo of dirty teeth without wanting to scale them.
