Chinchilla teeth problem

[vera]

Hello,
My chinchilla (Flippy 7 years old) has teeth problem for quite a while now. The Vet grinded his teeth down. After few months he was still not better and only eating pureed food. I realized that he lost a lot of weight now only 350g, when I took him to the Vet he realized that he has black discharge coming from his gums. He gave him antibiotics and the infection gone down, but he is not eating much and I have to fatten him up so he can withstand anaesthetics. I have an x-ray picture which they taken a couple of months ago after grinding his teeth down.
I would really appreciate if someone can tell me what kind of teeth problem he might have. The problem is in his upper jaws on his left side. I am not sure which side it is on the x-ray picture, but I think might be the right side image. I am scared that he won't have a solution if this might be a root elongation. His eyes sometimes twitch so I am not sure if the root pressing on a nerve. Few days back he also got a seizure for a few moments, which scared me a lot. I don’t want him to suffer, if there is a hope I will try everything, but if there is none I have to let him go 
Here in Gibraltar are very few Chinchillas, that is why I am hoping that I find someone in this forum with a lot of experience. I am extremely grateful for your time and help. All the best!!!

 

[Stackie]

I'm sorry to say but he definitely has big problems going on with his roots as well as the crowns- they are both very uneven and elongated. Unfortunately the vet can do nothing to fix his teeth when roots are involved. It is hard to tell without being able to look closely at the x-rays, but it looks like the roots of the last molar are curved and close to reaching the eye socket. He can do grinds and trims on the crowns, but the roots can not be fixed and he will continue to be affected despite all the work the vet does on the teeth. The most you can do when they have root problems is try to keep them comfortable, but it is still very painful for them. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do for them is let them go peacefully before the problem gets to be too much.

 

[ticklechin]

I agree with the above post, I also see active infection on the lower quadrant, along with advanced elongation which appears to have breached the lower jaw bone. Its advanced malo and filings will not help at this point and quality of life needs to be taken in account, I also agree that the kindest thing would be to let the chin have peace.