What If I Leave Bleeding Gums Untreated?

What If I Leave Bleeding Gums Untreated?

If you notice your gums bleed, you should ask your dentist about how you can treat it. It is important to make sure you don’t have periodontal disease as it might link to an overall health conditions. Although, sometimes it happens because of brushing to hard or if your brush is not soft enough.

Bleeding gums may lead to variety of serious conditions like heart disease or diabetes. If you leave your gums untreated, you will slowly lose your teeth and have serious health conditions.

How health and oral problems are connected?

The link between these two is inflammation.

Usually when your body has infection or injury, inflammation is a normal reaction to that. In that case, your gums will be inflamed and bleed if you have gum disease.

When inflammation builds up in your body, it might lead to a heart disease, diabetes or even premature birth.

Heart

Nobody knows for 100% that oral health is related to heart disease but many people who have gum disease also have atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the arteries. Both are related to inflammation.

Also, researchers are not sure about whether treating gum disease now will cut your risk of heart attack or stroke later. But it is still better for you to treat your gum disease no matter what.

If you want prophylactic for your gums and health, try doing these:

  • Exercise every day
  • Don’t smoke
  • Try not to consume sugary drinks and foods too much
  • Look after your blood pressure
  • Look after your diet

Diabetes

Blood sugar and Gum disease are closely related.

If you have diabetes it more likely that you are going to get gum disease or if you already have gum disease with diabetes, it will be harder for you to control your sugar levels and it will possibly make your diabetes worse.

It is important to make sure you are brushing, flossing and rinsing your mouth with antibacterial mouthwash to lower the risk of any complication you might have because of the bleeding gums.