How many of the following scenarios of bleeding gums have you experienced?

When brushing your teeth, as long as a little force, the gums will bleed;

When biting hard objects such as apples and sugar cane, there will be bleeding gums;

When you close your mouth, suck your teeth a little and the blood will seep out.

Bleeding gums is a problem experienced by many people and it is one of the common symptoms in dentistry. Bleeding gums can cause bad breath and affect the patient's interpersonal relationships. In the face of bleeding gums, the cause should be identified and then treated.

In general, the causes of bleeding gums are as follows:

1. Local causes of oral cavity. If the oral cavity is not clean, food residues and tartar often accumulate around the teeth, and various bacteria will multiply in large numbers, causing gingivitis, periodontitis, etc., resulting in bleeding gums.

2. Bleeding gums can also occur during women's menstrual period or pregnancy. Some are spontaneous bleeding gums, accompanied by itchy, swollen and painful gums. This may be mild gingivitis that women usually have. During these two periods, the increase of estrogen in women's body will aggravate the symptoms of bleeding gums.

3. Bleeding gums caused by systemic diseases. This kind of bleeding is large, and it is spontaneous and difficult to control. There are no irritating factors in the oral cavity, and the oral mucosa and gums may have abnormal color and characteristic organic changes. In addition, it may be accompanied by obvious systemic symptoms, such as weakness, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, loss of appetite, and progressive systemic failure.

Bleeding gums, take some vitamin C to remedy

Take some vitamin C when you have bleeding gums. A new study from the Washington University School of Dentistry published in the American "Nutrition Review" magazine shows that symptoms such as bleeding gums, tendency to bleeding gums, eye bleeding or retinal bleeding on light probing are closely related to vitamin C deficiency in the blood. Vitamin C supplementation Reversible with retinal hemorrhage symptoms.

To supplement vitamin C, it is recommended to eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C such as oranges and kiwis. If vitamin C is not enough through diet, you may wish to supplement 100-200 mg of vitamin C every day.

In addition to supplementing vitamin C, you should also pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene, insist on brushing your teeth correctly in the morning and evening, rinse your mouth after meals, and remove the dirt in your mouth in time. If necessary, you can go to the hospital to check the cause and treat it in time.