Bleeding Gums: Understanding the Causes and
Unusual Oral Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
(Part 3)
This is the second part of our discussion for this topic: What Happens When You Leave Bleeding Gums Untreated?
What are the Symptoms of Gum Disease?
You might be suffering from gum disease—whether it’s mild gingivitis or severe periodontal disease—if you have the following symptoms. The worse your gum disease gets, the more complications you’ll have to face.
- Bleeding Gums: When cleaning your gums, they might end up bleeding altogether. It’s important to remember that this is one of the first signs of gum disease, among other potential conditions.
- Swollen Gums: Your bacteria-infected gums might also be inflamed, swollen, or sore (mild pain). They might also have a reddish or darker pink hue to them instead of their healthy pink color.
- Gum Recession: Your gum line might appear like it’s shrinking or being pulled away from your teeth, thus exposing your sensitive tooth roots to plaque, tartar, and bacterial infection leading to tooth loss.
- Bad Taste and Breath: If every morning you have bad breath and an even worse aftertaste in your mouth to boot, then you might have gum disease. Halitosis (bad breath) is caused by many factors. You can resolve the foul smell and taste within
your mouth with mouthwash, brushing, and flossing. Visit your dentist in case you have persistent bad breath and taste even after improving your oral hygiene regimen.
- Loose Teeth: Once the tissue holding your teeth in place has sufficiently deteriorated, they’ll eventually fail as your dental support structures. You might even lose your teeth once the gum recession really sets in. As tooth loss worsens, this may result in irreversible damage. Your teeth might fall out naturally, or your dentist might be forced to remove them. Thankfully, teeth extraction is a routine procedure. It’s critical that you take the best possible care of your teeth, treating any troubling signs as soon as they appear.