Gum Disease Treatment in Dubai: Bleeding Gums, Gingivitis and Periodontitis
Gum disease starts as bleeding when you brush and, left alone, ends with loose teeth. The early stage (gingivitis) is fully reversible; the later stage (periodontitis) can be stopped but not undone. At Smart Care Polyclinic in Deira the assessment is free, and treatment starts with deep cleaning at AED 79 per session.
For: bleeding, swollen or receding gums; bad breath; loose teeth
Takes: assessment at the free consultation
Price: deep cleaning AED 79 per session
What it is
Healthy gums do not bleed. Plaque left along the gum line hardens into calculus, and the gum responds with inflammation — red, swollen and bleeding when brushed. At this stage it is gingivitis and it reverses completely once the deposits are removed and brushing reaches the gum line.
If it persists, the inflammation spreads to the bone that holds the teeth. That is periodontitis. Pockets form between gum and tooth, bone is lost, and eventually teeth loosen. The bone does not grow back, which is why the aim of treatment is to stop it where it is.
Assessment means measuring, not just looking. The dentist records the pocket depth around every tooth with a fine probe, notes bleeding and recession, and takes X-rays to see bone levels. That gives a stage and a grade, and the plan follows from them. The European guideline sets out treatment in steps: control the causes first, then clean above and below the gum, surgery only where that fails, and ongoing supportive care to hold the result.1
Step one: the causes
Plaque control at home, and the things that make gums worse. Smoking is the single biggest modifiable risk; poorly controlled diabetes is the other. The dentist shows you how to clean between the teeth — interdental brushes or floss — because that is where the disease lives and a toothbrush does not reach.
Step two: deep cleaning
Scaling above and below the gum line removes the calculus the gum is reacting to. Where pockets are deep the gum is numbed and the cleaning is done a section of the mouth at a time, over more than one visit. Gums bleed less within days and tighten over weeks. AED 79 per session, and the dentist says at the assessment how many sessions the gums need rather than leaving you to find out.
Step three and four: what happens if that is not enough
Deep pockets that do not respond may need surgical cleaning, which is discussed and referred where appropriate. After treatment, maintenance visits every three to six months are what keep the result — periodontitis is controlled, not cured, and the interval is set for you.
Prices at Smart Care, Deira
Deep teeth cleaning
Scaling that removes the hardened plaque a toothbrush cannot shift, above and just below the gumline.
AED 79 per session
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Questions patients ask
Almost always because plaque and calculus along the gum line have inflamed the gum, not because you brushed too hard. It is the earliest sign of gum disease and the stage at which it is easiest to reverse. Have it assessed rather than brushing more gently around it.
Not on their own, and bone lost to periodontitis does not regrow. Treatment stops further loss; some grafting procedures can cover exposed roots in selected cases, which the dentist can discuss if it applies to you.
Periodontitis is associated with diabetes, and each makes the other harder to control. If you have diabetes, tell the dentist; if gum disease is severe and unexplained, the dentist may suggest a blood test.
The assessment is part of the free consultation. Deep cleaning is AED 79 per session, and the number of sessions is set at the assessment. Anything beyond that is quoted before it is done.
This guide is general information about a treatment, not advice about your teeth. Which option suits you depends on the tooth, your bite, your gums and what you want long term — all of which the dentist assesses at your free consultation before anything is agreed.
References
- Sanz M, Herrera D, Kebschull M, et al.. Treatment of stage I-III periodontitis-The EFP S3 level clinical practice guideline. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2020;47 Suppl 22:4-60. PMID 32383274. doi:10.1111/jcpe.13290The European guideline treats periodontitis in steps: risk-factor and plaque control first, then instrumentation above and below the gum, surgery only where that fails, and ongoing supportive care to hold the result.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.
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