“How long does it take gums to heal after deep cleaning?”

Each patient is different and how advanced your disease has progressed determined how deep your dentist or hygienist had to clean can affect healing time. It is my experience that within the first few hours after the procedure there is minimal to moderate pain. The few patients who do have pain take a Tylenol or Advil to control it. By nightfall or the next day, the gums throb but no pain. Prolonged discomfort could be caused by other conditions including grinding or clenching of teeth, receded gums, poor tissue condition. Please contact your dentist or periodontist to follow up with you and evaluate why you are in discomfort.

It will take a week max, everyone heals differently. It shouldn’t be anything to worry about. Please follow up with your dentist just in case. If it's still hurting, it might be a more internal issue.

It takes about a week for the soreness to go away after a deep cleaning.