Yellow teeth cleaning cost

The cost of cleaning yellow teeth depends on whether the colour is plaque, calculus, surface stain, intrinsic tooth colour, or a restoration.

Professional cleaning may include examination, scaling to remove calculus, and polishing to remove some surface stain. Bleaching is a separate process, and fillings, crowns, and veneers do not change colour when natural teeth are whitened.

Ask for an examination before choosing treatment so the cause of the colour is identified. Maintain fluoride brushing, interdental cleaning, and regular removal of plaque and calculus.

See a dentist for a single dark tooth, pain, holes, gum bleeding, or colour that does not improve after cleaning. These signs may point to disease rather than ordinary surface stain.

Ask what part of the fee covers examination, scaling, polishing, radiographs, or whitening, and whether the quoted plan includes treatment for decay or gum disease.