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 ‌

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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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