Why are bleeding gums and what to do
Educational Program Health / / December 19, 2019
Why bleeding gums
Teeth only seem strong and gums - reliable. In fact, they have a lot of enemies, any of which can cause problems with the oral cavity. Here are the most common causesBleeding gums bleeding gums:
- odontolith. If plaque is not removed regularly, including with the help of a dentist, day after day, it will become more and thicker and harder, and one day become a full-fledged tartar. Living in it bacteria - the main cause of gingivitis. A bleeding during brushing or flossing - first symptom of the disease.
- Too vigorous brushing teeth. Brush stiffness or unsuitable, for example, careless movement flossing can damage the gums and cause little bleeding. Incidentally, through such scratches can carry infection which provoke further occurrence of a pink foam.
- Deficiency of vitamins. Vitamins affect vascular condition (their wall strength) and blood clotting. In some cases, a lack of vitamins vascular walls become thinner, but because bleeding can cause any, even a slight effect on the tooth or the gum. Fortunately, with the full power with such a problem, you are unlikely to encounter.
- Diabetes (Prediabetic state). This is a hormonal disease, among other things, reduces the resistance of gum infections. Therefore diabetics need to be very careful about oral hygiene.
- Pregnancy or taking certain hormonal contraceptives. Hormonal changesEstrogen and progestin again affecting the state of gum tissue: it is easier swells, becomes more friable and, therefore, less resistant to damage.
- Unnecessarily rigid installation of prostheses. Dental prostheses are one of the most frequent causes of gingivitis development. If your mouth has any orthopedic design, hygiene procedures should be especially careful and regular.
- internal diseases. Blood schotke on the tooth can be a symptom of diseases where more unpleasant than gingivitis. In particular, as manifested blood coagulation disorders, gastritis, liver cirrhosis and even HIV. But, hopefully, it's not your case.
Can we ignore the bleeding gums
Not. Even if you are 100% sure that the really unpleasant internal disorders you do not have a pink foam should not be ignored.
Firstly, gingivitis craftyGingivitis. Although gums may be swollen, red and bleed easily when brushing teeth, most often they do not hurt, but because gingivitis is not perceived as something serious. Meanwhile, the bacteria cause inflammation develops, causing permanent bad breathAnd then progresses into more complex form - periodontitis. And this is the inflammation of periodontal - gum tissue directly holding the tooth. The damaged gums recede, teeth become loose and then fall out.
Secondly, the bacteria multiply in the mouth and can get into the bloodstream. Where they attack not only the mouth but also the internal organs. Digestive disorders, increased risk stroke or a heart attack, trouble with the pancreas - you need it?
How to treat bleeding gums
The best option - to carry the jaw to the dentist. This physician qualified to quickly find out why your gums bleed.
If the problem is purely dental character, the dentist will clean the mouth, correct the position prostheses (if any), will tell you how to reduce inflammation and a toothbrush and toothpaste should use it you.
If blame the lack of vitamins, the specialist will recommend the most effective (including age, sex, stress) vitamin supplement, which will be better by not only the teeth, but also body as a whole.
If the suspect will be hormonal reasons and internal diseases, the dentist sends to consult a physician, and only one will give a direction to all the necessary tests and examinations.
What you can do right now
Eat ice cream or cold drink of water. Cold narrows blood vessels, reduce the velocity of propagation of a possible infection and likely to stop bleeding. It can be applied to the gum gauze pad soaked in ice water.
Try also rinse your mouth with dental rinse or lubricate the gums dental gel.
Do not use alcohol and saline solutions: with the inflammation of the gums, they only aggravate the condition.
But with a grandmother means be careful! Dentists darkly joke that people's recipes - a great way to temporarily relieve symptoms and make the problem worse. For example, popular rinse chamomile or eucalyptus in the early stages to help get rid of bleeding due to the tannins. But in the future the same tannins accelerateFoods and Habits tartar with all the ensuing consequences.
What to do to the gums no longer bleed
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- Brush your teeth at least twice a day. The brush should be medium hardness or soft.
- Every six months, see your dentist and follow his recommendations.
- Balance your diet and reduce the amount of sugar.
- Throw drink and smoke. Tobacco and alcohol further irritate the mucous membrane of the mouth and reduce the local immunity and, therefore, the gums may bleed more often than we would like.