What is the reason for frequent bleeding gums?

Dental health is an extremely important foundation for people's bodies. Dental problems are relatively common in modern life, and their impact is very great, often causing a lot of troubles to people. For example, bleeding gums is a common symptom that can cause considerable trouble to the patient’s life. Let’s take a look at the causes of frequent bleeding gums. I hope everyone can understand.

Cause: Some traumas, such as brushing too hard, improper use of dental floss and toothpicks, eating too hard food, etc., can damage the gums and cause bleeding. If there is an obvious history of trauma, the injury site should be found to be consistent with the injury factor. If you don't have enough knowledge about bleeding gums and simply think that bleeding gums are caused by brushing too hard, and therefore dare not brush your teeth properly or ignore it, the disease will gradually get worse over time. Bleeding gums are a symptom of periodontal disease and systemic diseases that often occur in the gum tissue. Periodontal diseases include gingivitis, periodontitis, gingival caries, gingival capillary hemangioma, gingival cancer, etc.; systemic diseases include various blood diseases, some gynecological diseases related to endocrine, and less common ones include vitamin C deficiency, hereditary telangiectasia, febrile diseases, etc.

Treatment: Systemic gingival bleeding should be treated according to the cause of the relevant disease. The simple treatment for gingival bleeding caused by local reasons is to prevent and treat it according to different causes. For example, gingival bleeding caused by gingivitis, periodontitis, etc. can be cured by paying attention to oral hygiene, brushing your teeth and rinsing your mouth frequently, removing tartar and the stimulation of poor denture fillings, eliminating plaque, repairing or readjusting unsuitable dentures, fixing loose teeth, and adjusting the occlusion relationship of each tooth.

Other treatment methods: Brush your teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush immediately after three meals a day. Do two "3s", that is, three times a day, brush for minutes each time and require to brush vertically, or rinse your mouth with warm, light salt water after meals. The gums can be rinsed locally with 3% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% potassium permanganate solution, then wiped dry and applied with iodine glycerin. 50-100 grams of raw watermelon seeds, decocted in water, can cure bleeding teeth and gums. Mix equal parts of quicklime and sugar, grind them evenly, apply a small amount to the affected area, it can treat bleeding between teeth and bleeding from gums. Boil 15 grams each of ginger, cooked rehmannia and raw rehmannia, and 1 egg in water. Eat the egg and drink the soup to treat bleeding gums caused by periodontitis.

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