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Professional cleaning and practical advice for keeping your gums healthy.
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General & Preventive Dentistry
Gum Disease
Gum disease is common, often painless, and treatable — particularly when it is picked up early.
Overview
About Gum Disease
Gum disease is inflammation and infection of the tissues supporting your teeth. In its early stage, gingivitis, the gums are inflamed and may bleed when brushed. Left untreated, it can progress to periodontitis, where the supporting bone is affected.
It is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, and it is frequently painless, which is why it can advance without being noticed. Assessment involves measuring around each tooth and, where appropriate, x-rays.
Why patients choose it
Benefits
Proper assessment
Measured around each tooth rather than judged by appearance.
Protects your teeth
Treating inflammation early protects the supporting bone.
Practical technique help
Shown what to change at home, specific to your mouth.
Monitored over time
Progress is remeasured so you can see whether it is working.
Step by step
How the treatment works
Assessment
Gums are measured around each tooth; x-rays where appropriate.
Explanation
What the measurements mean, in plain language.
Treatment
Professional cleaning above and below the gum line.
Home care
Technique and tools tailored to your mouth — this part does most of the work.
Review
Remeasured to check the response and plan maintenance.
Suitability
Who is it for?
If your gums bleed when you brush, feel tender or swollen, or if you have noticed bad breath, receding gums or loose teeth, it is worth being assessed. Bleeding gums are common, but they are not normal, and they are the most frequent early sign.
A professional assessment is always needed. The guidance on this page is
general information, not advice about your own teeth. Whether this treatment is right for
you can only be decided after an examination by one of our clinicians.
Treatment details
Fees
P.G.T. (periodontal gum treatment) £115.00 per 30 minutes. See the price list.
Your part
Daily cleaning at home determines most of the outcome. We will show you exactly what to do.
Smoking
Smoking significantly affects gum health and healing. We can talk this through without judgement.
Ongoing
Gum disease is managed rather than cured, so maintenance visits matter.
Our work
Clinical Gallery
Photography from the practice’s own image library.
About these images. Every photograph here comes from Liphook Smile Studio's own
website — none is stock and none is AI-generated. They are shown as a clinical gallery rather
than as before-and-after pairs, because the source site does not state which image is which.
Supply matched, consented pairs and they will replace these.
Questions
Gum Disease FAQs
If your question is not here, please ask when you contact the practice.
Is bleeding when I brush normal?
Common, but not normal. It usually signals inflammation, and it is worth having assessed rather than brushing more gently and hoping it settles.
Can gum disease be cured?
Early gingivitis can usually be reversed. More advanced periodontitis is managed rather than cured — the aim is to stop it progressing and keep your teeth.
Will I lose teeth?
Not necessarily. Much depends on how advanced it is and how well it responds. Your dentist will be straight with you about the outlook after assessment.
Does treatment hurt?
Cleaning below the gum line can be uncomfortable in inflamed areas. Local anaesthetic can be used, and it usually becomes more comfortable as the gums improve.
How often will I need treatment?
That depends on how your gums respond and your own risk factors. Intervals are set after reviewing your progress.
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Getting here
How to reach us
Driving to the practice
Liphook sits just off the A3, which bypasses the village — so the practice is straightforward to reach from both Guildford and Petersfield. Leave the A3 at the Liphook turning and follow signs into the village centre; Haslemere Road runs from The Square towards Haslemere.
To confirm: the exact approach you would like described from the north and from the south, and any local landmark to turn at.
For turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are, use the button below — it always reflects live traffic.
By train
Liphook station is on Station Road, Liphook, GU30 7DR, on the Portsmouth Direct Line and managed by South Western Railway.
- From London Waterloo — about an hour, via Woking.
- From Portsmouth & Southsea — about 45 minutes.
- Frequency — roughly one train an hour each way, with extra services at peak times.
To confirm: the walking time from the station to 6 Haslemere Road.
By bus
Liphook is served by Stagecoach South. The Square, in the village centre, is the main stop and the closest to Haslemere Road.
- 23 — Liphook Sainsbury's to Haslemere Town Hall (Monday to Saturday).
- 113 — Liphook Sainsbury's to Alton College.
- 123 — Alton College to Liphook, The Square.
- 250 — Liphook village circular.
Timetables change — please check with Stagecoach before travelling, and confirm the walking time from The Square.
Parking
Parking behind the practice is free. The car park is directly behind us on Haslemere Road — coming from the village, it is just before you reach Sainsbury's.
- Designated bays — free for up to 5 hours, which comfortably covers any appointment.
- Yellow bays — free with 24-hour parking, if you need to leave the car for longer.
There is no charge and no ticket machine, so you can come straight in.
If you are arriving by train instead, the station car park on Station Road has 74 pay-and-display spaces, currently around £5.10 for the day.
To confirm: whether any of the bays behind the practice are marked as blue badge spaces, so we can say so here.
Finding us in the village
We are at 6 Haslemere Road, a short distance from The Square — the centre of Liphook and the main bus stop. Liphook railway station is on Station Road, and Sainsbury's is a useful landmark on the village's northern side.
To confirm: walking times from The Square and the station, the nearest recognisable landmark to the door, and step-free access details.
The map below shows exactly where we are.
Liphook Smile Studio
6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
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Liphook Smile Studio,
6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday
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