One area of my gum sometimes bleeds on its own, in the middle of the day. It's not a lot, but its making me worried because gums should not just bleed on their own. No other areas of my gums bleed. The area of my gum that bleeds is near one of my lower molars. I don't floss that area because it's hard to reach. Should I floss that area too from now on? What else can I do? I just had a cleaning three weeks ago and I don't want to go back to the dentist.
2006-09-28 13:24:04 · 9 answers · asked by Bob 3 in Health ➔ Dental
What is the best toothpaste I should use? What brand of toothbrush do you recommend?
2006-09-28 15:24:01 · update #1
Have you been eating popcorn or hard chips lately? Sometimes a popcorn husk can get below the gum line and cause irritation. Try rinsing with straight hydrogen peroxide twice a day (buy a new bottle). As for flossing the area, yes you should. There are a lot of flossing aides out there that can help you get into hard to reach places. If it doesn't resolve on it's own, call your dental office, maybe your friendly, neighborhood dental hygienist can irrigate the area for you. Hope everything gets better soon.
2006-09-28 14:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by pugsleesmom 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happened to me. My gums would bleed in the middle of the day while talking to someone. I finally went to the dentist and was told that I had gum disease and several teeth that needed dental work.
Deep cleaning of the gums were done "expensive" and other dental work , cost: over $4000 (root canals, crowns, fillings, etc). My teeth and gums look beautiful now. I won't wait so long next time. Check up/every 6 months.
2006-09-28 16:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone suggested an electric toothbrush that works to get more food particles out of your teeth a manual brush can't reach or get. Use a pre brush rinse like ACT and then brush it should help lessen the bleeding. If you're experiencing bleeding you should call your dentist.
2006-09-28 14:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by nabdullah2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a problem u may have to go to the dentist cuz ur gums may start receding and thats big problem but u should floss always
2006-09-28 13:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by lisathebestone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a good quality electric toothbrush and a waterpic high pressure gum massaging and cleaning device. Your gums will be in great shape in no time.
2006-09-28 13:27:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should see a doctor. Bleeding gums if not caused from gum disease can be a sign of leukemia.
2006-09-28 13:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could easily just be a peice of food stuuf it their and you should try flossing it but if hurts stop at you may have a infection.
2006-09-28 13:35:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have gingitvitis, try colgate total, see if that helps, or try another toothpaste, and possibly call your dentist so you dont have to go,, good luck
2006-09-28 13:34:43 · answer #8 · answered by beachybabekac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happened to me once then i changed tooth paste and it started to heal quickly
2006-09-28 13:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by Da Player 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋