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Puppys fang is broken

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Question
We have a 6-week old Dane puppy.  I noticed yesterday that about 2/3 of one of her upper fangs had snapped off.  I'm assuming there's no real risk of infection.  At what age will her permanent fang erupt?

Answer
Dogs don't have fangs, only vampires have fangs.  They have incisors, canines, pre-molars and molars.  The milk teeth are very soft and often break off with rough play.

The new teeth appear from 14m weeks onwards.  The new ones will erupt and push the milk teeth out.