Should I Be Concerned About Bleeding Gums?

Should‌‌I‌‌Be‌‌Concerned‌‌About‌‌Bleeding‌‌Gums?‌ ‌ ‌posted:‌‌Jan.‌‌04,‌‌2022.‌ ‌

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Just‌‌like‌‌other‌‌dental‌‌issues,‌b ‌ leeding‌‌gums‌‌‌are‌‌simple‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌complicated.‌‌If‌‌

your‌‌gums‌‌are‌‌bleeding‌‌because‌‌of‌‌wrong‌‌brushing‌‌and‌‌flossing‌‌techniques,‌‌you‌‌

shouldn’t‌‌be‌‌concerned.‌‌Only‌‌a‌‌few‌‌changes‌‌in‌‌your‌‌dental‌‌habits‌‌and‌‌brushing‌‌

techniques‌‌will‌‌resolve‌‌your‌‌problem.‌‌But‌‌sometimes,‌‌things‌‌aren’t‌‌simple.‌‌Gum‌‌

bleeding‌‌indicates‌‌some‌‌serious‌‌health‌‌problems‌‌that‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌concerned‌‌about.‌‌

The‌‌problems‌‌can‌‌be‌‌both‌‌dental‌‌and‌‌non-dental.‌ ‌

To‌‌know‌‌if‌‌bleeding‌‌gums‌‌are‌‌serious,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌know‌‌the‌‌reasons‌‌behind‌‌the‌‌same.‌‌

Here‌‌is‌‌the‌‌list‌‌of‌‌reasons‌‌that‌‌lead‌‌to‌‌gum‌‌bleeding.‌ ‌

Dental‌‌reasons‌ ‌

1. Gingivitis‌ ‌ 2. Periodontitis‌ ‌

Non-dental‌‌reasons‌‌ ‌

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2.

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6.

HIV‌i‌nfection‌ ‌ Anemia-related‌b ‌ leeding‌g ‌ ums‌ ‌ Herpes‌i‌nfection‌ ‌ Stress-induced‌b ‌ leeding‌g ‌ ums‌ ‌ Leukemia‌a ‌ nd‌g ‌ um‌c‌ ancer‌ ‌ Deficiency‌o ‌ f‌f‌actor‌V ‌ ‌ ‌

Other‌‌reasons‌‌ ‌

1. During‌p ‌ regnancy‌ ‌ 2. Deficiency‌o ‌ f‌V ‌ itamin‌C ‌ ‌a ‌ nd‌V ‌ itamin‌K ‌ ‌ ‌

What‌‌should‌‌you‌‌do‌‌if‌‌your‌‌gums‌‌bleed?‌ ‌

First‌‌and‌‌most‌‌important,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌find‌‌out‌‌the‌‌actual‌‌reason‌‌for‌‌the‌‌problem.‌‌And‌‌for‌‌

that,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌schedule‌‌an‌‌appointment‌‌with‌‌your‌‌dentist.‌‌The‌‌dentist‌‌will‌‌examine‌‌the‌‌

concerned‌‌area‌‌thoroughly‌‌and‌‌try‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌the‌‌actual‌‌reason.‌‌He‌‌will‌‌conduct‌‌

several‌‌tests‌‌and‌‌get‌‌to‌‌the‌‌core‌‌of‌‌the‌‌problem.‌ ‌

If‌‌the‌‌gums‌‌are‌‌bleeding‌‌because‌‌of‌‌dental‌‌reasons‌‌i.e.‌‌Gingivitis‌‌and‌‌Periodontitis,‌‌the‌‌

dentist‌‌will‌‌start‌‌the‌‌treatment‌‌straight‌‌away.‌‌For‌‌other‌‌reasons,‌‌the‌‌dentist‌‌will‌‌give‌‌you‌‌

the‌‌right‌‌advice‌‌and‌‌help‌‌you‌‌get‌‌out‌‌of‌‌the‌‌same.‌‌You‌‌will‌‌have‌‌to‌‌seek‌‌help‌‌from‌‌other‌‌

healthcare‌‌specialists‌‌if‌‌the‌‌reasons‌‌are‌‌non-dental.‌‌The‌‌treatments‌‌will‌‌be‌‌very‌‌different‌‌

for‌‌non-dental‌‌reasons.‌ ‌

How‌‌does‌‌a‌‌dentist‌‌treat‌‌bleeding‌‌gums?‌ ‌

If‌‌you‌‌have‌‌gingivitis,‌‌the‌‌dentist‌‌will‌‌teach‌‌you‌‌to‌‌brush‌‌and‌‌properly.‌‌There‌‌is‌‌a‌‌proper‌‌

technique‌‌that‌‌you‌‌will‌‌have‌‌to‌‌follow‌‌to‌‌remove‌‌plaque‌‌from‌‌your‌‌gum‌‌line.‌‌Removal‌‌of‌‌

plaque‌‌and‌‌no‌‌deposition‌‌over‌‌time‌‌will‌‌reduce‌‌the‌‌risk‌‌of‌‌Periodontitis.‌‌It‌‌means‌‌the‌‌

condition‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌serious‌‌for‌‌you.‌‌But‌‌for‌‌this,‌‌you‌‌will‌‌have‌‌to‌‌visit‌‌your‌‌dentist‌‌

regularly‌‌so‌‌that‌‌he‌‌can‌‌detect‌‌the‌‌early‌‌signs‌‌of‌‌gingivitis.‌ ‌

Other‌‌than‌‌teaching‌‌brushing,‌‌dentists‌‌prescribe‌‌an‌‌antiseptic‌‌mouthwash‌‌to‌‌minimize‌‌

plaque‌‌formed‌‌in‌‌the‌‌mouth.‌‌Mouthwash‌‌loosens‌‌the‌‌depositions,‌‌which‌‌come‌‌out‌‌while‌‌

flossing.‌ ‌

If‌‌your‌‌gums‌‌are‌‌bleeding‌‌because‌‌of‌‌periodontal‌‌diseases,‌‌the‌‌treatment‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌

simple.‌‌A‌‌simple‌‌brushing‌‌technique‌‌and‌‌mouthwash‌‌will‌‌be‌‌enough‌‌for‌‌you.‌ ‌

To‌‌remove‌‌the‌‌plaque,‌‌the‌‌dentist‌‌will‌‌opt‌‌for‌‌dental‌‌cleaning,‌‌which‌‌will‌‌take‌‌one‌‌or‌‌

more‌‌sittings‌‌based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌level‌‌of‌‌depositions.‌‌Along‌‌with‌‌this,‌‌the‌‌dentist‌‌will‌‌prescribe‌‌

a‌‌few‌‌medications‌‌to‌‌treat‌‌bleeding‌‌gums.‌ ‌

Whether‌‌your‌‌gums‌‌are‌‌bleeding‌‌for‌‌a‌‌day‌‌or‌‌more,‌‌it’s‌‌a‌‌matter‌‌of‌‌concern.‌‌So,‌‌you‌‌

should‌‌visit‌‌the‌‌dentist‌‌immediately‌‌and‌‌get‌‌treated.‌ ‌

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