I want to straighten my teeth & cleaning & whitening too, what should I do first?& how long does it take?

Question

Greetings, Lybrate User. First of all you will need to visit a good Dental clinic and get a comprehensive Dental health check up along with the cleaning i.e. Scaling and polishing of your teeth. After that, you can ask your dentist about the treatment options that you have for the straightening of your teeth, which range from metal braces to invisible braces and invisible aligners. You might need to get two x-rays done as well (OPG and Lateral Cephalogram). Depending on the condition and alignment of your teeth, the treatment duration may range from 12-18 months, could be more also if the mal-alignment is severe. Hope that answers your query.

Ravish Malhotra · Accepted Answer

Greetings, Lybrate User. First of all you will need to visit a good Dental clinic and get a comprehensive Dental health check up along with the cleaning i.e. Scaling and polishing of your teeth. After that, you can ask your dentist about the treatment options that you have for the straightening of your teeth, which range from metal braces to invisible braces and invisible aligners. You might need to get two x-rays done as well (OPG and Lateral Cephalogram). Depending on the condition and alignment of your teeth, the treatment duration may range from 12-18 months, could be more also if the mal-alignment is severe. Hope that answers your query.

Prabhjeet Singh Sethi · Answer

HELLO Lybrate user, we advise you to go for scaling first ,which is cleaning of the tooth and then straightening and whitening .whitening takes 1 sitting and orthodontic treatment which is for straightening might take longer. It depends from cases to cases.

Maj. Gen Mahesh Chander Vsm (Retd) · Answer

Cleaning first may take two to three sittings than straightening may take upto eighteen months including retainers