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Causes and Care for Swollen Bleeding Gums



Swollen gums are abnormally increased, obtruding, sometimes bleeding gums that may involve one or more papillae, triangular-shaped bits between surrounding teeth. Usually the gingival swelling reaches significant levels, blocking completely the teeth.

Dental Health: Dentistry for Women’s Special Needs

It’s not easy to be a woman. You should care about much more things then it seems. The same is about your dental health. Puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause – all of them seriously affect your teeth and gums. That’s why some important information is shortly described here to help you better take care of everything.

Avoid Periodontal Disease, When You Should See Dentist Immediately

Many researches and studies reported a great importance of periodontal care and recommended an evaluation with the periodontist if a person is experiencing any of the following symptoms that may be signs of periodontal disease

How To Fight Swollen Gums

When plaque and tartar stick to the teeth under the gums, bacteria growths and produce chemicals and toxins that the body does not identify. The white blood cells producing by body as the result, get to area which results in gum inflammation. This is also known as gum inflammation or swollen gums.

Swollen Gums, A Serious Threat To Your Teeth



A recent poll of 1,000 people over 35 done by Harris Interactive Inc. found that 60 percent of adults surveyed knew little, if anything, about swollen gums and gum disease, the symptoms, available treatments, and — most importantly — the consequences. And 39 percent do not visit a dentist regularly. Yet, swollen gums and gum disease is the leading cause of adult tooth loss.

Serious Gum Disease that Could Be Deadly

Sadly, most people think that it’s normal when gums bleed. Well it’s not! If you washed your hands and they started to bleed, wouldn’t you get a little worried? Of course you would, yet most people don’t get worried about bleeding gums because no one is telling them it is serious gum disease that could be deadly!

Gum Swelling – Teeth Are In Danger

Swollen gums are irritated and swollen due to a plaque or calculus (tartar) buildup along the gum line. Gum swelling is quite common and may involve one or many papillae. Occasionally, the gums swell significantly, obscuring the teeth altogether.