Are we brushing our teeth the wrong way?

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What explains frequent blood in gums while brushing?

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Many causes. As simple as Vitamin C deficiency to infections. Let us see what dentists have to say on this.

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Use a pea sized amount of toothpaste, spit out the excess after and avoid rinsing immediately for the fluoride to work. Using excess toothpaste and rinsing too much are the two main problems I’ve observed.

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Water flossing has now become more popular than the conventional flosses. I think water flossing is more gentle on our teeth.

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Can be gingivitis due to poor oral hygiene or hormonal changes.Gingivitis progress to periodontitis this also causes bleeding from gums

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Along with vitamin C deficiency, one of the reasons my dentists said when I had the same issue was that it could be due to brushing too hard or using a toothbrush with stiff bristles.

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It’s a common problem, which is always overlooked, does everyone have vit c deficiency? Not really

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It’s generally caused by gingivitis.. inflammation due to any other underlying causes or poor oral hygiene.. sometimes vit deficiency also results in bleeding from gums

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According to the article in MedBound Times, Poor oral hygiene can even increase the risk of Cancer.:flushed_face:

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The usual reason we talk about is gingivitis which is the inflammation of gingiva, but it can also be caused by hormonal fluctuations, stress levels, vitamin deficiencies and can even be caused due to genetic factors.

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I think it’s the toothbrush . Using hard bristle toothbrush may cause bleeding . The other reason I think is our habit of brushing our gums too hard along with the teeth.

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Many resons can attribute to bleeding gums. Improper brushing to even systematic issues.

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Vitamin C deficiency
We can say it as a scruvy

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What is the solution?

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Reasons for Bleeding while brushing:

  1. Wrong brushing technique
  2. Vitamin deficiency
  3. Gum issues
  4. Hormonal changes
  5. Loosetooth
  6. Certain Blood disorders
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If you use mechanical brush make sure to use the rotating one

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It can be due to gingivitis or rough brushing.

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Regular dental checkups to prevent, identify, and treat the cause of the problem.

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If there is bleeding gums then you can have any gum problem . Very important to consult a dentist if the problem persists for long time .

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Vitamin C Deficiency
Hard Toothbrush bristles
Gingivitis
Blood related issues.
Brusing too hard or for too long.
If the problem persist, visit the dentist.