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Or bleeding gums when brushing teeth is an oral problem that many people encounter, but little attention is paid to it because this condition is not a cause for concern. However, recent recommendations say that frequent bleeding gums when brushing teeth is a cause for concern, as it is an indicator of the state of your oral health. So, if you often have bleeding gums when brushing your teeth, you need to find out the cause and find a treatment.
Bleeding gums is a condition in which gums are damaged and easily bleed when there is a light impact such as brushing, using toothpicks or flossing. Normally, healthy gums are firm, pink in color, and don't bleed.
1. Why do you often bleed when you brush your teeth? The causes of bleeding gums when brushing teeth are classified as oral problems or whole body health problems.
For dental problems, there are the following main causes:
Gingivitis: Gingivitis, gingivitis is the main and most common cause of bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Improper oral hygiene, not clean or the habit of using toothpicks instead of flossing the common reason for gingivitis is because food is still stuck in the interstitium. The more severe the gingivitis, the more likely you will have bleeding gums when brushing your teeth. Dental and periodontal diseases: Toothache, root infection, tooth decay, periodontitis are diseases of the teeth and around the teeth that cause bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Problems with teeth and gums: Teeth grow in the wrong place, grow out of place, making oral hygiene difficult, food often gets stuck in between teeth is the reason leading to brushing or bleeding root. Or gums are injured by using a hard brush, brushing too hard will injure the gums and cause bleeding gums when brushing more often.
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For body problems, there are the following causes:
Poor nutrition, unhealthy eating habits: Regularly eating hard foods or poor nutrition will lead to poor nutrition. Lack of substances, especially vitamin C deficiency, is the cause of damaged gums and bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Medication: Long-term use of certain medications, such as antibiotics, can lead to vitamin K deficiency and bleeding gums. In addition, medications for epilepsy and cancer can also lead to this condition. Hormonal changes in women: The female body during puberty, pregnancy or menopause undergoes significant hormonal changes and can lead to bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Liver diseases: In addition to other organs, the blood clotting process in the body also involves the liver. Therefore, if the liver is damaged, it will also lead to affected liver function and cause bleeding gums. In addition, some other problems such as: If you regularly smoke, or have problems in work and life that lead to anxiety, stress, or have dengue fever, leukemia, hemophilia , diabetes, ... can lead to bleeding gums when brushing teeth.
2. Frequent bleeding gums when brushing teeth is worrying? If you have occasional bleeding gums, it is not a cause for concern because it can take a few days to heal and not come back. However, if this condition occurs more often, it is very worrisome because it can lead to acute gingivitis and affect eating and daily activities.
Bleeding gums when brushing teeth, if you don't find out the cause and treat it soon, it will lead to periodontitis and damage the teeth as well as the surrounding tissues, possibly even causing teeth to fall out. This condition, if not corrected early, can become more dangerous for the following groups of people:
People with cardiovascular disease or diabetes: Increases blood sugar and causes some complications such as endocarditis , thereby increasing the risk of heart attack, even stroke. Pregnant women: Increased risk of complications during pregnancy, leading to premature delivery, low birth weight premature babies. Watch now: Home remedies for bleeding gums
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3. Overcome and prevent bleeding gums when brushing teeth Regularly bleeding gums when brushing teeth should not be subjective to let it go away on its own, instead, you should visit your dentist to be checked. Besides, it is also necessary to change habits in eating, living and taking care of teeth, specifically:
Perform thorough and proper oral hygiene: Brush teeth twice a day in the morning after waking up wake up and at night before going to bed. The right way to brush your teeth is to brush vertically (from top to bottom and vice versa) and in a circular motion. Do not brush too hard and should use a soft brush to avoid hurting the gums. Adequate nutrition, supplementing with essential minerals and vitamins: Calcium, magnesium, vitamins C, K, ... are essential minerals and vitamins for general health and limit brushing teeth. bleeding gums in particular. You can easily supplement these nutrients and many other micronutrients from a variety of foods such as seafood, vegetables, fruits rich in vitamin C (oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, ...) Limit stress: Always thinking in a positive way, limiting prolonged stress and anxiety not only helps your health in general but also reduces bleeding gums in particular. Change bad habits: Smoking is a habit to give up if you want to overcome bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Not only that, not smoking also helps you have strong, white teeth, clean and fresh breath, and reduce the risk of lung cancer. Visit the dentist and take medicine to treat bleeding gums: First, the dentist will take tartar and assign you to use a specialized mouthwash to relieve brushing or bleeding gums. If there is no improvement, it may be necessary to use specific antibiotics such as Amoxicillin, Metronidazole, Tetracycline, Penicillin... Frequent bleeding gums when brushing teeth can be a cause for concern because if left untreated Timely treatment can lead to other oral problems such as acute gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth loss and some other complications in people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or pregnant women.
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