When the gum bleeds, what should I do? This is a common question. We will examine it in more detail.
If you feel pain in the gums and they are bleeding, this may be a signal that an inflammatory process has begun to develop in the oral cavity caused by actively multiplying pathogenic bacteria. If there is no treatment during this period, then this will lead to further inflammation of the periodontium and other dangerous dental diseases.
Causes
So, for what reasons can gum bleed?
The body has many causes for which it will respond to bleeding. The most important reasons include:
- Inadequate oral care. This also includes the use of a very stiff toothbrush and enhanced brushing. With such a treatment, the gums begin to become irritated, often injured and eventually bleed.
- Incomplete, improper oral hygiene. Many people devote about half a minute to brushing their teeth. For such a short procedure, toothpaste cannot remove plaque and excess food well, then tartar appears on their basis. It is recommended to brush your teeth for two minutes, since during this time a good toothpaste can break down plaque. Tartar can be located both under the gum and above it. If it is under the gum, then the stone will begin to move the gum from the tooth, which manifests itself in the form of bleeding.
- Often bleeding gums due to concomitant diseases. Among them: periodontitis, gingivitis, periodontitis. The most common disease among them is periodontal disease. But there are also cases when such “instigators” are diseases from other areas not related to teeth. For example, SARS, diabetes mellitus, hemophilia, blood cancer.
- Taking medication. Some medications can help thin the blood, and the characteristic bleeding of the gums is in this case one of the side effects. The most popular drug is Aspirin. Usually, after stopping the use of this drug, bleeding stops.
- An unbalanced diet. The most common cause of gum disease is a lack of vitamins K, E, B, and C. What are the other reasons gums bleed?
- Dental procedures. Poor prostheses, improperly installed crowns that injure the gums can also become a provoking factor. Sometimes bleeding occurs during professional brushing, but after the procedure it quickly passes.
It is necessary to discuss your problem with the gums with your doctor in order to prescribe the appropriate treatment. Because only a doctor can determine the real reason why the gums are bleeding.
Gum bleeding during pregnancy
Pregnant women should not be afraid of bleeding gums. Almost all pregnant women face such troubles. Because this happens for obvious reasons. A woman who is in a position experiences a real hormonal surge, which, of course, affects her health. The gum vessels become more sensitive, and the gums themselves become inflamed and loose. Bleeding can occur even from a slight touch.
In most cases, after childbirth, a woman gradually returns to her usual regime, and the gums are thus restored. Specialists highly recommend looking at the dentist before planning a pregnancy. A specialist will help you in advance to detect possible foci of inflammation and eliminate them in time.
What to do when gums bleed when brushing your teeth?
Gum Treatment for Pregnancy
Unfortunately, such bleeding gums during pregnancy is a very common occurrence, and it is almost impossible to avoid. Bleeding begins from about the 3-4th month and lasts until the very birth. If a woman does not have any other diseases of the oral cavity, then usually no special treatment is required. Just following these guidelines is enough:
- brush your teeth after each meal;
- eat balanced;
- remove food debris with dental floss;
- rinse your mouth with herbal infusions and decoctions;
- use anti-inflammatory toothpastes (Asepta, Lacalut, Paradontax).
If the provocateur of bleeding gums when cleaning is tartar, then you need to remove it very carefully:
- the best time to visit the dentist is the second trimester;
- dental procedures should not be long;
- the dentist will have to use only those products that are specifically designed for pregnant women;
- it is forbidden to use ultrasound while removing tartar.
Gum treatment
Why bleeding gums is now known. However, this can be dangerous because in a neglected state it will lead to tooth loss. If you find blood on your toothbrush or when spitting, you should immediately contact your dentist. He can give the necessary recommendations that will restore and cure the gums. If necessary, he will carry out the reorganization of the oral cavity: he will remove tartar, cure tooth decay and only then proceed to the treatment of the main disease. Physiotherapeutic procedures, anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed for the treatment of the patient, and in more serious cases, antibiotics. Even minor bleeding and an almost imperceptible swelling of the gums need to be cured. Otherwise, the disease will progress, and then develop into a chronic form.
If your gums are bleeding, you should follow a proper diet.
Diet therapy
Patients with gum bleeding are advised to follow a balanced, fortified diet that contains dishes and foods with the necessary amount of vitamin C, which can prevent gum bleeding and increase the body's overall resistance. This vitamin is found in large quantities in herbs, vegetables, fruits and berries.
Dishes that have B vitamins will help strengthen tooth enamel, gums, and quickly wounds and sores in the mouth heal. Such products include: oatmeal, buckwheat, apples, almonds, garlic, milk, meat dishes from beef and lamb.
Vitamins K, E, PP cope with stomatitis, gingivitis, also have a calming and wound healing effect, prevent bleeding of the gums.
Patients who suffer from bleeding are advised to remove acidic and salty foods from the diet, which contribute to irritation of the oral mucosa. To minimize carbohydrate intake and include in your daily diet dishes with a high content of calcium and vitamins of groups B, E, PP, C. If you follow such a diet, this will increase the effectiveness of therapy.
What drugs will help when the gums bleed when brushing your teeth?
Drug treatment
Dental gels are the best remedies in the fight against bleeding gums. Their ingredients quickly and easily enter the mucous membrane and have a therapeutic effect: decongestant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory. The most common among them are: Asepta, Dental, Solcoseryl, Holisal. They have analgesic, cooling and bactericidal effects and act exclusively on the surface of the gums. These drugs do not irritate the mucosa and begin to act immediately after use.
When the gums bleed, the treatment should be comprehensive.
Dental ointments - Metrogil Denta, Apident Asset, Kamistad.
During severe forms of the disease, antibiotics are used from the group of macrolides, cephalosporins, penicillins - Amoxicillin, Erythromycin, Cephalexin, Ampicillin.
With severe pain in the gums, painkillers are used.
When the gum bleeds, what to do at home?
To strengthen immunity
Patients are advised to use multivitamins and immunomodulators, which can improve the condition of the gums. The lack of vitamins E, A, group B, C is expressed in pallor, weakness and friability of the gums. Vitamin therapy is a necessary part of the systematic treatment of periodontitis, gingivitis and other dental diseases. Immunostimulants - "Immunal", tincture of lemongrass.
For the treatment of periodontal disease and other diseases of the oral cavity, you can use the complexes “Calcinova”, “Calcium D3 Nycomed”, “Dentovitus”, “Vitrum”, “Alphabet”.
The drug "Ascorutin" strengthens the walls of blood vessels and reduce bleeding gums.
Homeopathic medicines - “Vokara”, “Beplex”, “Poliminerol”. They will significantly improve metabolism, make up for the lack of the necessary vitamins and minerals in the body, and will have an immunostimulating, disinfecting and antimicrobial effect.
Removal of tartar occurs within the walls of the clinic with the dentist. The doctor touches the surface of the deposits with a special tip of the ultrasound device, and the waves of ultrasound destroy the interaction between the stones and tooth enamel.
You can rinse your mouth after eating with Tantum Verde, Miramistin, Chlorhexidine, Chlorophyllipt, or some other antiseptic.
When the baby’s gums are bleeding, you should act immediately.
"Rotokan" - an antiseptic agent for topical use, which regenerates damaged areas of the oral mucosa and stops bleeding. Gauze turundas must be moistened in solution and gum pockets inserted. It can also be used as a mouthwash.
Prevention
Why gums bleed, not everyone knows. Let's figure out what prevention consists of?
Thorough brushing. Without proper oral hygiene, it is impossible to get rid of the problem with bleeding gums. Therefore, brush your teeth twice a day, using a medium hard brush. In order to prevent gum disease, you need to change the toothbrush once every 3 months, and from time to time change the toothpaste. Toothpaste must be chosen with different contents of calcium, fluoride and other useful substances. Use dental floss after eating. This tool can remove food particles from the spaces between the teeth. And in order to make the effect even better, you should clean the tongue with a special brush. Since the tongue reproduces most of the pathogenic organisms that cause gum disease.
If the gum bleeds, what to do at home?
Rinse
Another effective way to prevent gum bleeding is to rinse your mouth after eating. Means for these purposes in a large selection can be found in pharmacies. You can also use ordinary boiled water or special medications. This mouth rinse helps to remove excess food from the teeth and mucous membranes, and can also reduce the number of harmful bacteria in the oral cavity. Such rinsing liquids contain substances that help remove plaque and freshen breath. But this does not mean that they can replace toothpaste, a rinse is just an addition to prevention.
Plaque removal
In order to get rid of bleeding gums, you need to eliminate the very cause of this disease. Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate plaque, which contribute to the appearance of pathogenic bacteria. Dentists remove tartar in various ways (ultrasound, AirFlow method, chemical treatment with hydrogen peroxide and acid, and others). This procedure must be carried out twice a year.
Diet change
To prevent bleeding and treatment of the oral cavity, you need to exclude salty, sour, spicy foods from your diet, which can cause irritation of the mucous membrane. For effective treatment of gums, it is recommended to follow a diet with a minimum intake of carbohydrates. Include more foods rich in calcium and vitamin C.
When the gums are bleeding, we now know what to do.