Did you brush your teeth “bleeding” today?

Did you brush your teeth “bleeding” today?
Many people say that they brush their teeth every day and have no oral problems, but after brushing their teeth, they always spit out pink foam, or after biting an apple, they always leave some mottled red dots silently. Note that this is not a lipstick. !Bleeding, red and swollen gums, and pain when brushing your teeth. Almost everyone has experienced this. It is more likely to occur when you are tired, irregular in life, and sloppy brushing. Some people think that bleeding gums are due to a lack of vitamins. In fact, although a long-term severe lack of vitamin C does cause bleeding and red and swollen gums (the “scurvy” suffered by sailors on voyages in the past is the reason), unless you don’t eat vegetables, fruits, milk, etc. that contain vitamins for two or three months C food, otherwise, except for a very small number of people due to systemic diseases such as blood diseases, the vast majority of bleeding gums is the performance of gingivitis. Bleeding, which is when the gums are calling for help. Healthy gums should be pink, shiny, and firm in texture, with a gingival sulcus only 2-3 mm. Inflamed gums will turn red, darker, swollen and loose, and bleed easily. Also, the gingival sulcus (the space that forms where the gum joins the neck of the tooth) deepens. Gingivitis is actually the mildest periodontal disease. Its inflammation only affects the gingival tissue, not other periodontal tissues. It is mainly due to the inflammatory reaction caused by the plaque around the gums, especially in the gingival sulcus. In healthy gums, the periodontal probe can only enter 2-3 mm. In the gums of patients with periodontitis, the gingival sulcus is deepened, and the periodontal probe can enter more. There are more inflammatory cells infiltration in the gingiva and gingival sulcus.
Gingivitis, the prelude to periodontitis Periodontitis is a progressive disease—that is to say, it is not like the common cold, and it will get better in about a week, whether it is treated or not, as long as there is no secondary infection. The gums and the alveolar bone below the gums are the solid backing of the teeth. Once damaged by inflammation, the teeth cannot be spared. If you don’t pay attention to the inflammation of the gums and don’t treat them in time, gingivitis will gradually turn into periodontitis over time, ranging from gingival recession and bleeding, to heavy eating, which can lead to soreness and weakness in eating, and even loose teeth and Exfoliative gingivitis develops into periodontitis, periodontal attachment is gradually lost, periodontal irritants increase, and alveolar bone is destroyed.
X-ray of mandibular front teeth. Line a in Figures A and B shows the normal height of the alveolar bone, and line b in Figure B shows the height after the resorption of the alveolar bone caused by periodontitis, which is only 1/2 of the normal height. How to say goodbye to the daily “bleeding” If you hear your gums cry for help, you should first go to a professional dentist for an examination. There are many reasons for bleeding, which requires the judgment of a professional dentist. The calculus accumulated in adults needs to be removed by a dentist through scaling and other methods. Routine care is just as important, and it’s important to develop good brushing habits.