are u sure u even have gum disease? during covid my dentist of 25 years decided to retire, i found a new young dentist near my home, on the first and only visit, he said i had Pyria and i needed to start immediately on doing a deep cleaning of my teeth, i had heard this was painful, also i didnt think i had any kind of gum /teeth disease going on. i had went to get my teeth cleaned, i didnt have any problems with my teeth. i asked if i could just get a routine cleaning anyway, and he refused to do this. i found another dentist who said i didnt have any thing wrong with my teeth at all and didnt need this expensive treatment. im the same age as you.