Is teeth cleaning useful for bleeding gums?

Bleeding gums are a common phenomenon in daily life. Many people experience this when they brush their teeth after getting up in the morning. But is it useful to use teeth cleaning to relieve bleeding gums? Most people are not very clear about this. In fact, teeth cleaning can remove tartar and soft plaque. If the bleeding gums are caused by tartar and plaque, it can be alleviated by teeth cleaning.

1. Is teeth cleaning useful if gums bleed?

Teeth cleaning is to remove tartar, plaque, pigmentation, etc. on the surface of teeth to restore the original color of your teeth. The ultrasonic dental scaler used for teeth cleaning also acts on tartar. The correct teeth cleaning method generally does not cause damage to the teeth. Bleeding gums indicate that the gums are inflamed, which is caused by irritation such as tartar and plaque. Once the tartar is washed away, the irritating factors will disappear and the bleeding will naturally stop.

2. Common causes of bleeding gums

1 Bleeding gums caused by bacteria

In most cases, bleeding is caused by external factors (such as bacteria). For example, improper brushing causes dental plaque, tartar, etc. to adhere to the surface of the teeth, which stimulates the gums and periodontal tissues around the teeth for a long time. Although there are no discomfort symptoms at first, the gums will slowly change from a healthy state to an inflammatory state: congestion, redness and swelling, and the tough texture will slowly become very brittle. Once subjected to mechanical friction during brushing and chewing, they are very prone to bleeding.

Others are caused by less than ideal dentures or fillings with some rough areas that often lead to food being stuck in the teeth. These can easily lead to bacterial accumulation and irritation of the gums, causing inflammatory bleeding. In these cases, it is recommended that you seek professional treatment from a doctor in a timely manner to eliminate irritation to the gums. Because once the gums are inflamed, early treatment is necessary to restore them to a healthy state, significantly reducing bleeding or even stopping it. Once the disease progresses and causes the absorption of the alveolar bone around the teeth, the damage will be irreversible and the treatment will be much more complicated.

2 Gingival bleeding caused by non-bacterial factors

Of course, there are some cases where bleeding gums are not caused by inflammation caused by bacteria. For example, if an allergy to a certain restorative material causes an allergic reaction in the gums, the allergen needs to be removed in time. In addition, due to some hormonal changes in the body, such as the increase of sex hormones in adolescents during puberty and the increase of progesterone in pregnant women, the gums will become extremely prone to bleeding.

At this time, daily cleaning and maintenance need to be strengthened, and professional diagnosis and treatment are required when necessary. If the bleeding occurs after trauma or gum surgery, seek medical attention immediately to stop the bleeding.

3 Gingival bleeding caused by systemic diseases

There are also some situations that require dentists and internists to work together to treat, that is, bleeding gums caused by other systemic diseases. Common diseases include blood system diseases (such as thrombocytopenia, leukemia, etc.), diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, abnormal liver and kidney function, AIDS, tumors, etc.