Periodontal maintenance in Edmonds

Keep the gum health you worked for.

Deeper, more frequent cleanings that protect the results of your gum disease treatment, with your cost in writing before every step.

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Most PPO plans accepted
Your cost in writing before we start
Accepting new patients
Protects your investment.

You already put time and money into treating gum disease. Maintenance visits are what keep those results in place.

More than a polish.

Each visit cleans below the gumline and re-measures your gum pockets, so any change gets caught while it’s still small.

Benefits verified first.

Insurance often handles maintenance differently than a standard cleaning. We check your plan and put your cost in writing before you’re in the chair.

What is periodontal maintenance?

Periodontal maintenance is the ongoing cleaning program that follows gum disease treatment, and it’s a core part of the periodontal care we provide in-house. After a deep cleaning like scaling and root planing, your gums need closer attention than a standard checkup schedule provides. Maintenance visits fill that role: they keep bacteria from re-establishing below the gumline and track your gum pockets over time.

Think of active gum disease treatment as putting out the fire. Maintenance is what keeps it from restarting.

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How is periodontal maintenance different from a regular cleaning?

A regular cleaning is preventive: it polishes healthy teeth and sweeps just below the gumline. Periodontal maintenance is therapeutic. Your hygienist cleans deeper into the gum pockets that gum disease created, removes buildup from the root surfaces, and takes fresh pocket measurements at every visit. Your dentist reviews those numbers over time, which is how backsliding gets caught early.

The visits are also more frequent. Healthy gums do well with regular exams and cleanings every six months. Treated gums typically need maintenance every three to four months, because the bacteria that cause gum disease repopulate pockets faster than a six-month gap allows.

Regular cleaning
Depth
Above and just below the gumline
Measurements
Checked at routine exams
Frequency
Every 6 months
Periodontal maintenance
Depth
Into the gum pockets and root surfaces
Measurements
Taken fresh at every visit
Frequency
Every 3–4 months

How often will you need maintenance visits?

Most patients come every three to four months after active treatment. Your dentist sets your interval based on your pocket measurements and how your gums respond, and the schedule can stretch out as your numbers stay stable. Some patients eventually return to a standard six-month schedule; your measurements make that call, and your dentist will tell you the moment it’s an option.

Because these visits come around every few months, having them at the same Edmonds office as the rest of your dental care makes the schedule much easier to keep. Short, familiar, and close to home beats a specialist clinic across town four times a year.

What does periodontal maintenance cost in Edmonds?

Typical range, before insurance
$110–$305 / visit

Periodontal maintenance visits in the Edmonds area typically run about $110 to $305 per visit before insurance. Most PPO plans cover maintenance, though often under different terms than a preventive cleaning, which is why the same visit can be billed differently than you might expect. We verify your benefits before your appointment and give you the cost in writing, so the number on the bill is the number you already saw. If it helps to spread visits out, our insurance and financing options cover flexible ways to pay.

What happens at a maintenance visit?

1
Measure

Fresh pocket measurements around each tooth, compared against your last visit.

2
Clean

A deep cleaning below the gumline, focused on the pockets and root surfaces where bacteria collect.

3
Review

Your dentist checks the trend, confirms your interval, and you leave with your next visit booked.

Maintenance questions, answered

Sometimes, yes. If your pocket measurements hold stable over time, your dentist may move you back to a standard six-month schedule. Your numbers decide it, and we track them at every visit.

Most PPO plans cover it, though often under different terms than preventive cleanings. We verify your specific benefits before your visit and put your cost in writing, so you know exactly where your plan stands.

The bacteria that cause gum disease rebuild below the gumline within a few months. Skipped visits give pockets time to deepen again, and the most common path back to active gum disease treatment is a long gap in maintenance. Staying on schedule is what keeps your earlier treatment paid off.

It’s usually comfortable, close to a regular cleaning for most patients. Areas with deeper pockets can be more sensitive, and your hygienist can numb specific spots if you need it. Tell us what you’re feeling; there’s a comfortable way through every visit.

About the same as a standard cleaning appointment for most patients. Your first maintenance visit may run a little longer while we set your baseline measurements.

You did the hard part when you treated your gum disease. Maintenance keeps that result yours, a few short visits a year at the same office: 7631 212th St SW #112-C, Edmonds, WA 98026.

Keep Your Gum Treatment Working (425) 776-8353
Your cost in writing before we start Most PPO plans accepted Accepting new patients