Periodontics in Edmonds

Healthy gums, treated and maintained in one place.

From your first gum evaluation to long-term maintenance, your care happens at one office, with your cost in writing before treatment starts.

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Most PPO plans accepted
Your cost in writing before we start
Accepting new patients
One office, start to finish.

Evaluation, treatment, and ongoing maintenance all happen here, alongside your regular checkups.

Your cost, explained first.

We verify your PPO benefits and put your full cost in writing before any treatment begins. You decide with the real number in front of you.

Treatment matched to your stage.

Early cases may need a deep cleaning and a new routine. Advanced cases get a fuller plan. You get the care your gums actually need — and if a case truly calls for a specialist, we’ll tell you that too.

What’s included in periodontal care at our Edmonds office?

Periodontics covers the health of your gums and the bone that holds your teeth in place, and at our Edmonds office that care happens in-house rather than at a separate specialist clinic. Most gum problems, from early inflammation to established gum disease, are treated by your general dentist. Here’s what that includes:

Gum evaluation and diagnosis.

We measure the pockets around each tooth, take X-rays, and check for bone loss. That gives us a precise picture of where your gums stand and shapes everything that follows.

Scaling and root planing.

The main non-surgical treatment for gum disease: a deep cleaning that removes bacteria and tartar from below the gumline so your gums can heal. Read how scaling and root planing works and what it feels like.

Periodontal maintenance.

After active treatment, periodontal maintenance visits keep the results in place with deeper, more frequent cleanings and pocket monitoring.

Gum grafting.

For gums that have receded and exposed the tooth root, gum grafting rebuilds tissue over the exposed area, calming sensitivity and protecting the root.

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How do you know if you need periodontal treatment?

Often you find out at a routine exam, because gum disease is usually silent in its early stages. Bleeding when you brush, persistent bad breath, and gums pulling away from teeth are the common early signs of gum disease. Whether your case is the reversible early stage or something more established makes a real difference in treatment, and our guide to gingivitis vs. periodontitis explains the line between the two. For the full picture of stages, options, and what happens without treatment, start with our overview of gum disease treatment.

If any of this sounds familiar, an evaluation gives you a definite answer and a written plan.

Signs
Stages
Treatment overview

What happens after gum disease treatment?

Treated gums need a different rhythm of care. Instead of a standard cleaning every six months, most patients move to periodontal maintenance every three to four months: a deeper cleaning that reaches below the gumline, plus fresh pocket measurements to catch any backsliding early. It’s the single most effective way to keep treated gum disease from returning.

Typical cadence
Every 3–4 months
Typical range, before insurance
$110–$305 / visit

Most PPO plans cover a portion of that cost. Our page on gum disease treatment cost breaks down the numbers for every stage of care, and our insurance and financing options cover ways to spread the cost out. Once your gums are stable, some patients eventually return to regular exams and cleanings; your dentist will tell you when that’s safe.

Can receding gums be fixed?

Gum tissue that has receded stays where it is, but treatment can rebuild it. If your gums have pulled back enough to expose the root, you’ll usually feel it first as cold sensitivity. Our guide to receding gums covers why it happens and when it needs attention. When recession is advanced enough to need coverage, gum grafting is done right here in our office, and mild cases are often simply monitored at your regular visits.

What does getting started look like?

1
Evaluation

Pocket measurements, X-rays, and a bone-loss check give us a precise picture of your gum health.

2
A written plan

You get a clear recommendation matched to your stage, with your insurance verified and your full cost in writing.

3
Treatment and maintenance

Active treatment first, then a maintenance schedule that keeps the results, all at the same office as your regular checkups.

Periodontal care questions, answered

Most gum disease is evaluated and treated by a general dentist, including deep cleanings, maintenance, and gum grafting here at our office. A small number of complex cases benefit from a specialist, and if yours is one of them, we’ll say so and help you get there.

A regular cleaning polishes above and slightly below the gumline on healthy gums. Periodontal maintenance goes deeper, cleans the pockets created by gum disease, includes fresh measurements, and happens more often, typically every three to four months.

The area is numbed with local anesthetic, so the visit itself is comfortable for most patients. Gums can feel tender for a few days afterward, and that fades as they heal.

It depends on your stage: maintenance visits typically run about $110 to $305 in our area, and deeper treatments vary with how many teeth are involved. Most PPO plans cover a portion. We verify your benefits and give you the full cost in writing before anything begins.

Receded tissue stays where it is on its own, but a gum graft can rebuild coverage over exposed roots. Mild recession is usually just watched at regular visits.

Most patients after gum disease treatment come every three to four months. Your dentist sets the interval based on how your gums respond, and it can stretch out as things stay stable.

Healthy gums are the foundation everything else in your mouth depends on. One evaluation gives you a definite answer and a written plan, and every step after that happens at the same office: 7631 212th St SW #112-C, Edmonds, WA 98026.

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Your cost in writing before we start Most PPO plans accepted Accepting new patients