Dental Health
Gum bleeding is the most obvious sign of gum disease. So why do our gums bleed? If there is an infection in a place, the defense mechanism of our body expands the vessels there and causes more defense cells to flow to that area. Excessive swelling of the vessels causes edema and redness in the tissue, as well as swelling and thinning of the vessel walls, and bleeding as a result of the slightest trauma. The capillaries in the gingiva near the calculus expand and form a defense against the bacteria in the calculus. After actions such as biting an apple or brushing teeth that create mechanical pressure on the gums, the enlarged capillaries begin to bleed after trauma. The problem of bleeding gums can only be solved by removing the causative calculus. After the tartar is removed, the capillaries narrow, the edematous and red appearance disappears and the gum returns to its old healthy pink appearance.