How Long Does It Take to Rotate a Tooth

How long do teeth take to rotate?

One person may only need 6 months for extremely limited tooth movement or fixing one crooked tooth, while a more complex scenario requires 24 months to complete. If your dentist has told you that you’re probably an “average” case, you can likely expect somewhere around 18 months to complete your orthodontic treatment.

How fast can a tooth shift?

1 These results showed that the overall mean velocity of tooth movement was 3.8 mm/day, or about 1.1 mm/month.