Dental disease affects approximately 85% of cats over three years old. It is one of the most common and most undertreated sources of chronic pain in companion cats.
A cat with multiple tooth resorption lesions or periodontal disease eats, sleeps, and behaves apparently normally — masking significant chronic oral pain. Many owners report dramatic behaviour improvements after dental treatment, realising in retrospect how much their cat had been suffering. Proactive dental care prevents suffering that owners genuinely cannot detect.