Gum Disease Treatment

Mild gum disease (gingivitis) can often be reversed with a consistent, thorough oral hygiene routine at home – brushing twice daily, flossing, and cleaning your tongue. For more advanced cases, professional care is essential. At Marton Dental Practice, we offer:

• Regular hygiene treatments to remove plaque and tartar, even from hard-to-reach areas.
• Personalised advice on improving your at-home oral care.
• Monitoring and support during your routine dental check-ups.
• Deep cleaning and advanced treatments for more severe gum disease.

Lifestyle changes, such as quitting smoking and managing underlying health conditions, can also make a significant difference in preventing and controlling gum disease.

It’s not uncommon to experience a bit of tenderness in the early stage of treatment. We offer pain management techniques to aid in alleviating this, including carefully administered local anaesthetics. As gum disease begins to resolve, treatment and prevention can become virtually painless.

Gum disease progresses slowly, but it can also take several months to stabilise your condition. We recommend a review with the hygienist every 3 months during the early stages of recovery; it can sometimes take 9-12 months to recover from gum disease fully.

We offer an Oral Hygiene plan that covers the complete costs of gum disease, irrespective of how often you need to see a hygienist, as well as regular dental check-ups. This is an excellent option for:

• Patients with high risk factors for gum disease.
• Patients recovering from gum disease.

The best approach is prevention. Regular visits to our dental hygienist and dentist allow us to monitor your gum health and provide early treatment when needed. We welcome patients from across Teesside and Middlesbrough, and we’re here to support you at every stage of your oral health journey.

Whilst you might not notice any debilitating symptoms right away after a diagnosis of gum disease, it can cause highly unpleasant and life-changing issues, including:

• Loose teeth and tooth loss, as a result of your gums eroding.
• Loss of bone in the jaw – gum disease destroys the supporting jawbone underneath your gum.
• Gum recession – the gums begin to pull away from the teeth, leaving pockets in your gum line.
• Arterial plaque – once there are pockets in your gum line, plaque can reach the bloodstream and increase your heart disease risk.

We strongly recommend going ahead with treatment as early as you feel ready to, as prevention is significantly easier than cure when it comes to delicate soft tissues like your gums.