“Why do I see some blood when I floss?”
I am a 29 year old male. I want to know why do I see some blood when I floss?
6 Answers
Bleeding gums are a sign of infection. If you have a professional cleaning, then start daily flossing, the bleeding should stop within 2 weeks.
You usually see blood when you floss because there is inflammation possibly because you are overdue for a professional dental cleaning and/or have some gingivitis. Or just haven’t flossed for a while.
Bleeding gums is the first sign of gum disease and it could be just gingivitis, which is reversible. I would recommend you to have it evaluated by a dentist.
There is gum inflammation. Probably gingivitis. If you have your teeth professionally cleaned and then floss every day, the bleeding should stop.
Blood while flossing is usually an indicator of gingivitis. Blood usually shows up when you floss 2 or 3 times a week due to the infrequency of the flossing. Bacteria can accumulate in the mouth and start to cause gingivitis after about 24 hours so it is critical to floss on a daily basis to break it up. When you floss on a daily basis and there is blood, you are probably flossing too hard. Your best bet is to go to your dentist and get a cleaning and check up to make sure you are doing your daily cleaning properly.
Because there is inflammation in the gum tissue between your teeth. This is most likely due to infrequent flossing so the bacteria proliferate there and cause it. Otherwise it could be you are flossing in such a way to cause trauma to the interdental papillae instead of keeping the floss next to the tooth surfaces where the plaque accumulates.
