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Bleeding Gums

What are the causes of Bleeding Gums ?
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Long standing inflammation of gums: Poor maintenance of the teeth, such as inadequate brushing or failure to rinse the mouth after meals results in a thin layer of food and bacteria covering the tooth surface. This bacterium is the chief culprit behind the inflammation. The gums during the stage of infection become soft, spongy and swollen.

Trauma to the gums by hard brushing or tooth picking with sharp objects result in bleeding gums.

Bleeding can also be due to injury of the gums by any sharp food item e.g., fish bone.

Hot food and chemicals can end up burning the gums, further resulting in bleeding. For e.g. some people still follow the practice of placing pain relieving tablets on the gum adjacent to the painful tooth, which invariably causes burns. Certain rapidly spreading infections can damage the blood vessels of the gums resulting in bleeding - eg. ANUG 

Deficiency of vitamin C and vitamin K can cause bleeding in the gums. 

Failure in blood clotting mechanism.

Pregnancy.

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Posted by:  VIM73(Guest)  Posted on: 12/24/2011
I jam having problem of bledding gum and bad breath.Kindly advice Medicines for it

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Posted by:  abiabi(Guest)  Posted on: 11/22/2011
hi i need a help i have a big problem my gum and teeth bleed day and nigh after sleep how can i treatmeant plz

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Posted by:  gallop(Guest)  Posted on: 12/03/2009
Bleeding gums is the most dreadful thing. It spoils the breath and also the taste of the food. I would first like to meet the emergency dentists clinic....

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Posted by:  alvin(Guest)  Posted on: 09/10/2009
i need help,my gum bleeding today.how can i help?thank you

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Posted by:  albert33  Posted on: 12/21/2008
i need help,my gum bleed day and night plus a bad breath..how can i healit .thank you

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