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I have yellow teeth and I wanna clean my teeth... Which one is better bleaching or cleaning?
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Bleaching and cleaning are different procedures. Cleaning will remove all external deposits and stains. Bleaching will remove internal stains to some extent. If the yellowish color is due to external stains and food, cleaning will be enough.
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Get cleaning done. Evaluate again and see if bleaching is required or not.
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You should get scaling done atleast once a year for overall oral health. Bleaching can be done on occasions. It's not a permanent solution though. The effects of bleaching last only for a few months.
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First try cleaning
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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla
Oral Pathologist
16 yrs exp
Faridabad
Bleaching and cleaning are two different procedures with different reasons and results. Cleaning of the teeth is done by a process called as scaling and it removes the deposits on the teeth and brings out the natural shade of the teeth. Bleaching on the other hand is a procedure to lighten the natural shade of the teeth as an aesthetic correction procedure.
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