what to do about bleeding gums and bad breath?
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at
12:23 pm
A friend of mine has gums that bleed a lot and a severe case of bad breath. It’s so bad that it can be smelled from across a room. What is causing this?
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Sounds like your friend has seriously poor dental hygiene habits. S/he needs to brush his/her teeth regularly, and also to clean his/her tongue. I haven’t found a tongue cleaner, but options include brushing (take care not to push the brush so far back that you gag), or, my own preference, scraping with the flat end of a small tube of toothpase. Gargling with that tartar control stuff, or even a strong saline solution would also help.
From the sound of it, your friend has gingevitis (inflamed, infected gums), and so would benefit from a visit to the dentist, and some professional help to get the process of clearing up the infections started.
Bad breath & gingevitis are caused by a build-up of germs in the tartar that occurs in the mouth. These germs then produce various wastes & by-products, that cause the stench. By at least ensuring there is a regular turn-over of germs (by cleaning out the existing ones regularly & thoroughly), a lot of problems can be prevented.
While a lot of people tend to think that gingevitis is a minor inconvenience, there was one study which found a strong positive correlation between gingevitis & heart disease. (The correlation was much stronger than that between heart disease & smoking.)
Bleeding gums can be prevented (usually) by flossing. The more you floss, the less they will bleed because they will become stronger. About the bad breath, your friend… uh… brushes her teeth right? Tell her to brush her tongue, it really does help. Otherwise, tell her to see a dentist because she could have something like gum disease.
Rotten mouth. Must go to the dentist. If she does not want to, use peroxide and baking soda.
She has the start of gingivits and needs to see the dentist ASAP. Gently tell her that her breath needs some help. Also since you seem to know that she has bleeding gums ask her what the dentist is doing for her bleeding gums as a way to open up the conversation to find out when her last dental exam was and if she has even seen the dentist about this.
probably severe gingivitis, they need to see a dentist
overgrowth of bacteria in the mouth due to bleeding of gums—get a high vitamin-C diet
I was told by my dentist to dissolve about 1 tablespoon of table salt in a half glass of warm water and finish my brushing by taking a mouthfull and just letting it sit there and sort of marinate my gums. Helped a lot, cheap, easy.
REBECCA,
YOUR FRIEND NEEDS TO SEE A DENTIST FOR APPROPRIATE TREATMENT A.S.A.P.
she needs to go the dentist for scaling and implement some oral hygiene measures…..the bleeding gingiva is due to gingivits