Bleeding
Gums When Brushing, Flossing, or Eathing:
Normal
gums do not bleed when you brush, floss, or eat (unless you have recently began
brushing or flossing). If bleeding continues, you have either
gingivitis (early gum disease with no bone loss yet) or periodontitis
(more advanced gum disease with bone loss).
Treatment:
Visit your
Dentist or Hygienist or both. You likely require a combination of teeth
cleaning, root planing, and a major modification to your home-care
techniques. Once all the tartar ( the hard deposits of calcium salts
and bacteria on your teeth) has been removed from your root surfaces and
you are keeping all the plaque (the soft film of food particles and
bacteria) from your teeth through modified home-care techniques, all
bleeding will cease.
Bleeding
From
One Spot Above a Single Tooth:
A tooth
infection causes pus to build up at the tip of the root and produces a hole
in the bone. It is possible for this infection to work its way to the surface of your gums
and form a "gumboil", which may bleed.
Treatment:
Visit your Dentist and have
the tooth and gum area checked. Infected teeth can be repaired by root canal
procedure and is
often followed by a crown (also called a cap). If you procrastinate
for a prolonged period of time, you
may experience a major toothache, as well as, a very nasty infection that could
ultimately become life threatening.
Bleeding
After A Tooth Extraction:
It
is common for the extraction socket
to seep a small amount of blood for several days following a tooth
extraction; however, it is not normal for the area
to bleed substantially.
Treatment:
To reduce
the potential of bleeding, apply pressure to the extraction site with a gauze
pad which your dentist will provide following the procedure. Some dentists
also recommend for you to bite on a moist tea bag for five to ten minutes,
because the tannic acid in the tea assists in stopping the bleeding.
Contact your Dentist immediately if bleeding persists or if there is substantial
bleeding.
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