2007-01-08 14:33:32 · 8 answers · asked by carobygirl 6 in Health ➔ Dental
Yes...
First of all...if your gums bleed that does not necesarily mean that you hurt them, just that they are unhealthy.
When you floss you should not snap the floss in between the teeth, you should gently move it back and forth. When you are in the space you should curve the floss around the side of the tooth and move the floss up and down.
If you snap the floss or move it back and forth in the gum tissue it can cause damage. Repeatedly causing floss cuts can make the tissue heal in a way that it traps more plaque and debris.
2007-01-08 15:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by aliecat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you could. If you floos to hard, you could cut the gums. However, if your gums are healthy, that's not too likely. Most bleeding during flossing is due to unhealthy gums and is a sign that you should continue to floss regularly.
2007-01-08 14:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by Snoopy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you floss hard, you can make your gums bleed. I have had this happen to me before.
2007-01-08 14:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible. But as long as flossing doesn't hurt your gums then you're not damaging your gingiva.
2007-01-09 00:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because it happen me before, it make your gum bleeds.
2007-01-08 14:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Richard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can cut into the gum.
2007-01-08 14:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, you can brush hard enough to cuase damage too
2007-01-08 14:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by ptcruisher2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probablly if you pull 2 hard. that would hurt!
2007-01-08 14:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Marie-Therese H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋