{"id":109,"date":"2007-10-01T06:27:15","date_gmt":"2007-10-01T13:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2007-10-01T06:27:15","modified_gmt":"2007-10-01T13:27:15","slug":"gums-wont-quit-bleeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/gums-wont-quit-bleeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Gums won’t quit bleeding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Hall,
\nI had my impacted wisdom teeth<\/a> removed almost 10 years back. The gums near the lower right wisdom tooth have become very sensitive since then. If I brush even lightly in that area, it starts to bleed. My dentist examined it and told me there is no pocket there. He did not find anything abnormal.<\/p>\n

I don’t understand why the gums bleed, also sometimes there is a sticky kind of saliva coming out if I rub my finger over the gums. I also have an abnormal bite, for which I use a dental guard at night.<\/p>\n

Please help, Thanks
\n– Nabil from Virginia<\/p>\n

Navil,
\nThe answer to your problem is that your gums are probably bleeding because you’re not brushing there. It sounds like you’re not brushing, because you say, “If I brush…” instead of , “When I brush…”<\/p>\n

When you don’t brush, you leave plaque bacteria on the teeth next to the gums. The plaque bacteria produce toxins that cause your gums to become inflamed, which makes them bleed when you just touch them. So the answer to your problem is to brush that area, even if it makes your gums bleed. Be gentle, but you’ve got to keep the teeth clean.<\/p>\n

I doubt that this has anything to do with your wisdom teeth. After being gone for ten years, you have been completely healed for\u00c2\u00a0many years and\u00c2\u00a0your body has totally re-shaped the bone and other tissues so that it’s like your wisdom teeth were never there.
\n– Dr. Hall<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0Related information:
\n– gum disease<\/a>
\n– gum infection<\/a>
\n– the best toothbrush<\/a> is soft
\n-\u00c2\u00a0what about an\u00c2\u00a0electric toothbrush<\/a><\/p>\n

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