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WHY DO YOUR GUMS BLEED WHEN YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH

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WHY DO YOUR GUMS BLEEDWHEN YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH

THE REAL REASON YOUR GUMS BLEEDWHEN YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH.

BLEEDING GUMS IS A SIGN OF GUM DISEASEOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE,WHICH IS THE FIRST STAGE OF GINGIVITIS.

FLOSSING ONCE OR TWICE A DAY CANREDUCE INFLAMMATION CAUSED BYBACTERIA AND PREVENT YOUR GUMSFROM BLEEDING WHEN YOU BRUSH THEM.

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH TOO HARD COULD ALSO BECAUSING BLEEDING OF THE GUMS. MOST PEOPLEBRUSH THEIR TEETH TOO HARD, WHICH CAN RESULTIN INFLAMMATION AND IRRITATION OF THE GUMS,AS WELL AS SOME BLEEDING.

BUY A TOOTHBRUSH WITH SOFT NYLONBRISTLES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEENAMEL OR RED/SWOLLEN GUMS.

IMPROPER FLOSSING TECHNIQUES CAN ALSOLEAD TO BLEEDING GUMS WHEN BRUSHINGYOUR TEETH. GENTLY FLOSS YOUR TEETHAND FOLLOW THE CURVE OF EACH TOOTHTO PREVENT BLEEDING.

GUM DISEASE CAN PROGRESS TO PERIODONTISIS,WHICH CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TOOTH LOSSDUE TO WEAKENING OF THE BONE STRUCTURE.

YOU SHOULD AVOID USING ANY MOUTHWASHWITH ALCOHOL IN IT WHILE YOUR GUMSARE STILL BLEEDING FROM BRUSHING.

THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNS OF GUM DISEASESHOULD GET REGULAR PROFESSIONALCLEANINGS TO PREVENT THE CONDITIONFROM WORSENING.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS FORBLEEDING GUMS WHILE BRUSHING, BUT GUMDISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON EXPLANATION.