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My Gums Are Bleeding - What Should I Do?
I recently heard from a woman who told me that her gums bled frequently. She said that she has blood in her mouth when she wakes up in the morning. She also said she couldn't afford to go tothe dentist.I told her that she must go. Chances are she has gum disease, but she needs a dentist or doctor todiagnose the situation and rule out anything more serious.This brings up an important point.Bleeding gumsare not normal at all. Usually, if your gums bleed while brushing or flossing it is probably indicative of gum disease.Here is a quote from the Food and Drug Administration's website: "More than 75 percent of Americans over 35 have some form of gum disease. In its earliest stage, your gums might swelland bleed easily. At its worst, you might lose your teeth. The bottom line? If you want to keepyour teeth, you must take care of your gums."Isn't that scary? But it underscores a point. Gum disease or gingivitis are serious conditions. Notonly can you lose your teeth, but with gum disease you also have what amounts to open woundsin your mouth.Those crazy little bacteria might find their way into the bloodstream via those openings. Whether that situation can lead to something worse or not is still being studied.This is what the FDA has to say about that, "...the CDC cautions that there is not enoughevidence to conclude that oral infections actually cause or contribute to cardiovascular disease,diabetes and other serious health problems. More research is underway to determine whether theassociations are causal or coincidental."In any case, the possibility of losing one's teeth is real. And that is a situation that should beavoided.In my personal experience, I was a patient of the same dentist for years. I knew my gums bledduring those every-six-month cleanings but I didn't know that meant I had gum disease. Theydidn't tell me that. I thought it was normal, as do a lot of people. Then one day they suggestedthat I get a root scaling and planing. They also told me that I had lost bone mass and that if things progressed I could lose my teeth.Fortunately, I had enough sense to do a little research. I found a solution that really worked andwrote about it on theGingivitis Killer website. I know it worked because the next time I visited,they told me how much healthier my gums were looking and that I no longer needed the rootscaling and planing.In that procedure they dig under the gum line and scrape away the tartar or plaque that has builtup. They feel that this is responsible for making the gum tissue pull away from the tooth,ultimately leading to theloss of gum tissue and the supporting bone structure.
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