Barring physical trauma, your gums should not bleed. If your gums bleed while brushing and flossing, that is a classic sign of gum disease. And gum disease is not great fun.
Many folks are suffering from the advanced form of gum disease. And you should be aware of it. The reason why is that periodontal disease ( just another name for gum disease) is a problem that an awful lot of people have. The sad part is that most don’t know that they have it.
Gingivitis can lead to tooth loss in the advanced stages. But do you know that an awful lot of people suffer from bleeding gums and they still don’t understand that they have gum disease. Yet, you can have this problem and your gums may not bleed at all. So you can’t rely on the fact that you haven’t experiened any bleeding of the gums to be conclusive of anything.
I would guess that you don’t wish to lose any teeth or if you already have, you proabaly don’t want to lose anymore?
Who could blame you? I want to keep mine too and that is why I continue to talk about gum disease. I believe that people should be more aware of the problem.
The gum tissue is open to attack. Just think about how much you eat. Do you floss and brush regularly? If you do, that is wonderful, but you may not have realized that brushing and flossing may not be enough to prevent gum disease.
There are many people who still develop gum disease even with proper brushing and flossing, scary, isn’t it. It would be to your benefit to stop bleeding gums from developing into greater problems.
