Was informed that i have gum disease and require scalings and root planning. what can i expect?

Minimal discomfort : This is the initial step in therapy combined with improved home care. It is done with local anesthesia. Afterwards, soreness should be managed with otc pain meds if any at all. Re-evaluation for possible periodontal surgical therapy should always follow about 4-6 weeks after completion of s/rp.

It will come back: Scaling and root planing leave all of the bacteria that were there before the treatment. You have to change the environment so the bacteria cannot "regrow" look into the perio protect method as research has shown it provides better results and kills the bacteria that cause gum disease. J clin dent 2011 and 2012).

Not too bad: Get numbed up, usually do just half of the mouth at a time; and then a reevaluation one month later to see the results of the cleaning.