A team of dentists, veterinarians and technicians prepare to administer anesthesia for Spike, U.S. Army military working dog from Ft. Polk, La., on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Spike was sedated so he could be evaluated for a root canal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
U.S. Army Sgt. Helen Loar, a veterinarian technician from Ft. Polk, La., records Spike’s, U.S. Army military working dog, vital signs while he was sedated on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Loar assisted with helping Spike to receive a potential root canal. (U.S. Army photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Maj. Brent Winward, left, 2nd Dental Squadron endodontist, explains the process of giving a canine a root canal to dental students on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Winward received training while becoming an endodontist to work on the teeth of dogs. While the procedure for a root canal in dogs and humans are similar, different tools and techniques are used. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
U.S. Army Sgt. Helen Loar, veterinarian technician, Ft. Polk, La., records Spike’s vital signs while he was sedated on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Loar was accompanied by U.S. Army Spc. Paige Mueller, 50th Military Working Dog Detachment handler, Ft. Polk, La., to assist Spike in the event he received a root canal. (U.S. Army photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Spike, a U.S. Army Military Working Dog from Ft. Polk, La., receives oxygen through an endotracheal tube while sedated on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Spike came to Barksdale with his handler to be checked for the possibility of a root canal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Maj. Brent Winward, left, 2nd Dental Squadron endodontist, and Dr. Darrin Olson, Veterinarian, take an x-ray on a tooth that may require a root canal on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. The x-ray will determine whether or not Spike, a military working dog from Ft. Polk, La., would require a root canal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Maj. Brent Winward, left, 2nd Dental Squadron endodontist, examines a tooth from a military working dog on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. The x-ray determined there wasn’t evidence to perform a root canal on Spike, a military working dog from Ft. Polk, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Paige Mueller, 50th Military Working Dog Detachment handler, Ft. Polk, La., attempts to wake her canine, Spike, after anesthesia was removed on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Spike came here to be evaluated by an Air Force endodontist who has experience with performing root canals on canines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Paige Mueller, 50th Military Working Dog Detachment handler, Ft. Polk, La., helps her canine, Spike, recover from being sedation on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 25, 2015. Spike was evaluated for a root canal that ultimately did not need to be performed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)