Sometimes
you may notice the gum is bleeding while brushing. It is not to worry if the
gum bleeds in a limited manner. But the continuous leak of blood from gums and
in the spaces of teeth requires right dental care and medical check up because
such kind of bleeding gums are a symptom of gum diseases.
In
this post, our dental team has listed some factors that make your gums to bleed
frequently.
1. Gingivitis
Gingivitis
is the initial stage of gum disease and gum bleeding is the symptom of
Gingivitis. If you do not properly remove plaque in your mouth, it will stay on
the gum. Later the plaque gets amalgamated into tartar which infects the gum
followed by gums becoming tender and starts bleeding.
Many
people ignore gingivitis as it does not cause any pain in the mouth. If you
ignore gingivitis today, it will bring serious periodontal diseases further.
This
is cured by efficient dental treatment and maintaining proper oral hygiene.
2. Blood thinning medications
Few
medicines prescribed by doctors will lighten the blood. When our blood gets
lightened, the clotting ability of our blood becomes lessen. It makes our gums
to constantly bleeding. In such cases, it is better to consult your dental health specialist.
3. Vitamin Deficiencies
People
who are deficient in Vitamin C and Vitamin K can be easily affected by bleeding
gums. Hence it is better to analyze the vitamin levels present in your body.
Consuming more fruits and vegetables which are rich in nutrients and help you
to get the vitamins.
·
Vitamin C rich food items include lemon
juice, citrus fruits, potatoes, tomato, Papaya, Strawberries, Guava, Pineapple,
Cauliflower, Mango
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Vitamin K rich food items include
spinach, cabbage, cucumbers, mustard greens, dried herbs, Brussels sprouts
4. Imbalanced diet
Maintaining
an imbalanced diet with food items which are not rich in nutrients and vitamins
will cause several health issues including gum bleeding. If you really take
care of your oral health and overall health, add food stuff having high vitamins
and minerals that are required for the normal functioning of your body.
5. Pregnancy Gingivitis
The
gums start to bleed and become swollen for some women when they are pregnant.
This is called as pregnancy gingivitis. Generally, the hormonal changes that
take place in the body of women in their menstruation and pregnancy period
cause gum diseases.
By
maintaining proper dental hygiene along with a regular dental check up help
women to inhibit gum diseases and other drastic gum treatments.
6. Poor Oral hygiene habits
If
you do not maintain regular oral hygiene routine habits, then the plaque and
food debris cannot be properly removed from your mouth. This will lead to gum
diseases like gingivitis and periodontics.
To
stay far away from such gum diseases, you need to maintain good oral hygiene
routine like brushing twice a day, floss your mouth daily.
Remember
that brushing the teeth too hard and flossing frequently also cause your gum to
bleed.
7. Other factors
There are few other
factors which cause gum bleeding that are listed below:
·
Fixing the dentures very tightly
·
Consuming food items that do not have
sufficient nutrients.
·
Stress is also related indirectly to
cause periodontal diseases.
·
Genetics
Gum
bleeding is not only a symptom of gingivitis and periodontal diseases. It is
also a symptom of blood related diseases because bleeding gums are associated
with many diseases like Leukemia, diabetes, etc. Hence it is wise to consult a dentist to find the root cause of this issue in order to prevent serious diseases.
