Gum Disease Treatment in Edinburgh: Bleeding Gums, Treated Properly
In Comely Bank, Katie Ventisei, our dental hygienist and therapist, assesses gingivitis and periodontitis, treats them in stages and keeps them under control, with Airflow cleaning and a plan to stop them returning.
Hygiene visit £90. Deep clean £180. Gum treatment £167 a stage, across four stages. Dental plan members have hygiene visits included and pay 10% less for the rest.2
The Signs
Until it's well advanced, gum disease seldom hurts. Watch for these early signs, which are easy to overlook.
Bleeding When You Brush
Gums that are healthy don't bleed. Pink in the sink means gingivitis is starting, not that you should brush more softly.
Red, Swollen or Tender Gums
The gum line turns inflamed where plaque collects.
Bad Breath or a Bad Taste
It comes from bacteria beneath the gum; mouthwash just covers it up.
Receding Gums
Teeth look longer as sensitive roots become exposed.
Loose or Drifting Teeth
As bone is lost, teeth can shift and gaps appear at the front.
Gums and General Health
Research links periodontitis with diabetes, heart disease and complications in pregnancy. While gums stay inflamed, implants and diabetes are both harder to keep under control.
Gingivitis vs Periodontitis
One cause, two stages, each treated differently.
How It Works
Assessment
We measure the gum around each tooth and use X-rays to see the bone. You come away with a gum score and a straight answer on where things stand.
Hygiene Phase
We clean thoroughly above the gum and just beneath it, using Airflow to clear plaque and stain, then show you on your own teeth the home routine that will make the real difference.
Gum Treatment in Stages
If you have periodontitis, the pockets beneath the gum are deep cleaned with local anaesthetic, one section of the mouth at a time, in four stages (£167 each).
Review and Maintenance
We measure the pockets again to check healing, then see you for hygiene every three months, since gum disease returns as soon as plaque does.
Why It's Worth Treating
More adults lose teeth to gum disease than to anything else, yet most of it can be prevented. Caught early, gingivitis clears up entirely. Once it has become periodontitis, lost bone stays lost, but the disease can be halted and the teeth kept for decades.
It also underpins every other treatment. Implants depend on healthy gums, crowns and bridges are only as sound as the teeth holding them, and Invisalign moves teeth through healthy bone. So in any plan we write, gum treatment comes first.
Day to day, gum treatment at the practice is carried out by Katie Ventisei, our hygienist and therapist. Both dental plans include hygiene visits, and members get 10% off the deep clean and each gum treatment stage.
At Home
Fees
Set out in your written plan before we begin. Members of our dental plans save 10%. Prices last checked October 2026.2
| Routine examination | £70 |
| 30-minute hygiene visit | £90 |
| 30-minute hygiene visit with Airflow | £120 |
| 60-minute deep clean hygiene visit | £180 |
| Gum treatment, each of four stages | £167 |
| Dental plan, monthly, with hygiene visits included | from £24.10 |
Questions
Fees, comfort, visit frequency and implants after gum disease.
Gum Health Guides
Bleeding Gums? Get Them Checked
Your gum assessment shows where things stand and gives you the treatment and the fee before anything begins.