Dental calculus in dogs

Measured in 24 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

36.5%Highest recorded
24Breeds measured

Lifetime, owner-reported

Share of dogs whose owners report the dog has ever had the condition.

Counts everything a dog has ever had, so it runs higher than a one-year rate and is not comparable with one.

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 53

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    36.5% 29.1% to 44.6%

  • Chihuahua

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    33.6% 27.8% to 40%

  • Greyhound

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 52

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    32.7% 25.9% to 40.3%

  • Dachshund

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 103

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    30.2% 25.6% to 35.3%

  • Yorkshire Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 49

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    29% 22.7% to 36.2%

  • Shetland Sheepdog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 44

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    28.6% 22% to 36.2%

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 44

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    25.9% 19.9% to 33%

  • Beagle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 52

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    25.2% 19.8% to 31.6%

  • Havanese

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 41

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    22.8% 17.3% to 29.4%

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 36

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    18.8% 13.9% to 24.9%

  • Pug

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 34

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    18.1% 13.2% to 24.2%

  • Poodle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 82

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    17.6% 14.4% to 21.4%

  • Shih Tzu

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 34

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    17.6% 12.9% to 23.6%

  • English Springer Spaniel

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 25

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    16.7% 11.6% to 23.4%

  • Border Collie

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 47

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    15.8% 12.1% to 20.3%

  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 27

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    13.5% 9.4% to 18.9%

  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 53

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    12.3% 9.5% to 15.7%

  • Boston Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 19

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    11.9% 7.8% to 17.9%

  • Siberian Husky

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 17

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    10.8% 6.8% to 16.6%

  • Great Dane

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.4% 4.3% to 12.4%
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  • Labrador Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 120

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.2% 6% to 8.5%

  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 103

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7% 5.8% to 8.5%

  • Boxer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 11

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    5.6% 3.1% to 9.7%

  • Doberman Pinscher

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 7

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    4.9% 2.4% to 9.7%

Where these figures come from

  • Dog Aging Project breeds 2023 Grade B

    Forsyth KK, McCoy BM, Schmid SM, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, the DAP Consortium. Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023;10:1140417.

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