What causes bleeding gums during menstruation?

During women's menstrual period, the female body is more sensitive and relatively fragile. Many women will experience bleeding gums during the menstrual period. This symptom during the menstrual period must not be ignored. Do you know why the gums bleed during the menstrual period? The following are some reasons why gums bleed during menstruation. Let’s learn about them together.

First of all, this situation is mainly caused by gingival calculus or increased vascular permeability. The level of hormones in the body changes before menstruation, causing the endometrial blood vessels to rupture, peel off and bleed. It is considered that it acts on the more fragile parts of the body's capillaries at the same time and causes bleeding at the same time.

Secondly, there are many reasons for bleeding gums, and it is one of the common symptoms of oral diseases. It is generally divided into two types: local and systemic. Gingival bleeding caused by local reasons is common in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis. These patients develop tartar at the gum line because they do not brush their teeth regularly or because of incorrect brushing techniques. Tartar is a hard, lime-like substance that irritates the gums and can cause inflammation, swelling, and congestion of the gums. In mild cases, the gums may bleed when brushing, sucking, biting hard objects, or picking your teeth. In severe cases, the gums may bleed even with slight or no stimulation. . Bleeding gums caused by oral diseases are more common in gingivitis and periodontitis. In addition, ill-fitting dentures, food impaction, periodontal damage, etc. can all cause bleeding gums. Some will leave bleeding marks on the toothbrush. People don't need to worry if they encounter this situation, because this type of bleeding will stop soon after brushing their teeth. In addition, if caries has destroyed the tooth crown (medically called a residual crown), the residual surface has sharp enamel tissue, which cuts the gums like a knife and causes bleeding gums; some people pierce bones into their gums due to careless eating, which can also cause bleeding gums, but this bleeding only occurs on the gums of individual teeth. After the residual crown and bone spurs are removed, the bleeding will stop; some people bleed because of improper use of toothpicks, which injures their gums. This kind of bleeding will stop soon as you stop picking your teeth or correct the method of using toothpicks.

There are many reasons that cause women's bleeding gums during menstruation. We need to find out the cause of our bleeding gums during menstruation. Only in this way can we better prescribe the right medicine. In daily life, we women must take good care of our bodies during menstruation and pay attention to any discomfort.