Tooth Problems Faced By Flat-Faced Cats

Because of its features, smushed-face cats have teeth and jaw problems.

- Patricia E Tan

Brachycephalic breeds are unmistakable. These flat-faced cats have short muzzles, flat faces and big, bulging eyes. Persian, Himalayan, and Burmese cats are the most well-recognised of these smushed-face cats.

In Brachycephaly, the skull bones are shortened, producing that characteristic punchedin-the-face appearance. Because of a skull structure, a cat’s jaw is affected, causing the teeth and the jaw to be misaligned.

Developmental dental anomalies can arise as these cats cannot bite and chew properly, leading to dental problems and difficulty eating.

Research Papers

A study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by Lisa Mestrinho, João Louro, InÄ›s Gordo, and their colleagues in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2018, was done to determine the prevalence of dental abnormalities in a population of purebred, brachycephalic Persian and Exotic cats.