Gum Disease Treatment · Leeds, Manchester & Bradford
Gum disease, treated properly.
Bleeding when you brush is your gums asking for help, not a normal thing to live with. An assessment is £80, a deep clean runs £150 to £180, and every price is agreed in writing before we start. If your gums are painful or swollen today, a £20 emergency assessment with X-rays included gets you seen same-day.
The prices · Stage by stage, nothing hidden
What each stage costs.
Gum treatment is staged: what you pay depends on how far the disease has got, which is one more honest reason to come in early. These are the same figures we quote in the practice.
| Treatment | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency gum assessment | Painful, swollen or bleeding gums seen same-day, X-rays included | £20 |
| Periodontal assessment | Full gum-health evaluation: pocket measurements, staging, a written plan | £80 |
| Standard cleaning | Professional removal of plaque and tartar; the fix for gingivitis | £100 |
| Deep cleaning (scaling & root planing) | Cleaning below the gum line for established gum disease, done numbed | £150 – £180 |
| Periodontal maintenance | The ongoing cycle that keeps treated gum disease stopped | £120 |
| Follow-ups after treatment | Checking the gums are healing as planned | Free |
Advanced cases needing surgical care are planned individually at your assessment, with the full cost in writing before anything starts. 0% finance is available over 12 months on treatment above £500, subject to status.
The stages · What's actually happening in there
From bleeding gums to loose teeth, and where to stop it.
Gingivitis: the reversible stage.
Gums that bleed when you brush, look a little red or puffy, but don't hurt. Plaque along the gum line is the whole cause, and a professional clean plus decent home care genuinely reverses it. Caught here, gum disease costs you £100 and a new set of interdental brushes.
Early periodontitis: below the gum line.
The inflammation has moved deeper and pockets are forming between tooth and gum, where a toothbrush can't reach. This is deep-cleaning territory: scaling and root planing under local anaesthetic, £150 to £180, usually across a visit or two.
Established periodontitis: the management stage.
Some bone support has been lost and won't regrow, but the disease can be stopped where it stands. Deep cleaning does the rescue work; the £120 maintenance visits every three months are what hold the line, because the bacteria return to the pockets in about twelve weeks.
Advanced disease: saving what can be saved.
Loose teeth, abscesses, gaps opening up. There's still a plan at this stage, it's just bigger: intensive periodontal care, sometimes surgery, and an honest conversation about which teeth can be kept and how the ones that can't are best replaced. Planned case by case, always priced in writing first.
The honest part · What the price list can't do for you
- The maintenance matters more than the deep clean. A £150 deep clean without the follow-up cycle mostly buys the bacteria a fresh start. The patients who keep their teeth are the ones who keep the three-month visits.
- Your £3 interdental brushes outwork our instruments. What happens at your bathroom sink between visits decides more than what happens in our chair. We'll show you exactly what to use and where; that part is free.
- Smoking hides the disease while feeding it. It restricts blood flow to the gums, so they bleed less even as the disease advances, and treatment works measurably less well. We'll be straight with you about it, without the lecture.
Good to know
Gum disease questions, answered straight.
How much does gum disease treatment cost?
A periodontal assessment is £80, a standard clean is £100, deep cleaning (scaling and root planing) runs £150 to £180 depending on how much there is to do, and ongoing periodontal maintenance is £120 a visit. Follow-ups after treatment are free, and if your gums are painful or bleeding right now, a £20 same-day emergency assessment with X-rays included gets you seen and told exactly what's going on.
Can gum disease be reversed?
Gingivitis, the early stage, genuinely can be: a professional clean plus good brushing and interdental cleaning at home usually returns the gums to full health. Once it has progressed to periodontitis, the bone loss can't be regrown, but the disease can be stopped and managed so well that most people keep their teeth for life. The honest word is managed, not cured, and the earlier you come in the more reversible it is.
Does deep cleaning hurt?
It shouldn't. Deep cleaning works below the gum line, so we numb the area first, and most patients describe pressure rather than pain. Gums can feel tender for a day or two afterwards. If you're anxious, tell us when you book and we'll plan around it.
How often do I need periodontal maintenance?
Usually every three months once periodontitis has been treated, easing off as your gums stabilise. It matters more than any single deep clean: the bacteria repopulate the pockets in roughly twelve weeks, so the maintenance cycle is what actually keeps the disease stopped.
What happens if gum disease is left untreated?
It progresses quietly. Bleeding gums become receding gums, teeth gradually loosen as the bone supporting them is lost, and eventually teeth fail and need replacing, which costs far more than the cleaning that would have prevented it. Gum disease is the UK's biggest cause of tooth loss in adults, and it rarely hurts until it's advanced. That's exactly why it's worth an assessment when you first notice blood on the brush.
Do I need a referral to be seen?
No. You can book directly at any of our clinics in Leeds, Manchester or Bingley, whether or not you're registered with us, and whether it's a routine assessment or gums that are swollen and sore today.
Read first, if you like · Our honest gum guides
Blood on the brush? Come and find out where you stand.
A £80 assessment tells you exactly what stage your gums are at and what it costs to fix, in writing. And if they're swollen and sore today, the £20 emergency assessment gets you seen same-day, X-rays included, at any of our clinics.
Last reviewed July 2026 by Dr. Zain Chishty, Clinical Director (GDC #302209).