What to do if pregnant women have bleeding gums? Prevention is the key

Pregnancy is a special period for women. Due to the influence of hormones, a small amount of bleeding from the gums is very common. No need to worry too much. But heavy bleeding should be taken seriously. To solve the problem of bleeding gums during pregnancy, prevention is the key. Maintain good oral hygiene and perform regular preventive dental care.

1. Change to a children's toothbrush with soft bristles. The brush head of a children's toothbrush is smaller, and the soft bristles can reduce the damage to the gums and effectively solve the problem of bleeding gums. If conditions permit, you may wish to purchase an electric toothbrush, which can effectively massage the gums and reduce the brushing force by about 60%, reducing the degree of gingivitis bleeding by 62%.

2. Choose a toothpaste containing fluoride, but it is best not to exceed 1 cm each time, and be cautious when using fluoride toothpaste with high fluoride content or unclear labeling; some medicinal ingredients in medicated toothpaste can harm the fetus, so it is best to consult a doctor before use.

3. Use the vertical brush method to brush your teeth. Brush your teeth gently and thoroughly. Do not use excessive force. Using too much force will damage the fragile gums and cause bleeding gums.

4. Try to brush your teeth after every meal, preferably within 20 minutes after eating or drinking. If you can't do that, brush your teeth at least twice a day.

6. If you experience morning sickness and nausea and vomit frequently, wait about an hour after the nausea symptoms have passed before brushing your teeth, because the acid in the stomach will corrode the teeth, and brushing your teeth too early will cause more serious damage to the teeth. If you need to freshen your breath after vomiting, you can put some fluoride toothpaste on your teeth and then rinse your mouth to rinse it out.

7. Pay attention to balanced nutrition and supplement vitamins and calcium. If you are deficient in vitamin C, in addition to taking vitamin C tablets under the guidance of a doctor, you should also pay more attention to supplementing your diet with foods rich in vitamin C and eat more fruits and vegetables.

8. Get regular dental care. Your dentist can remove plaque and tartar that a toothbrush cannot reach. If you haven't been to the dentist recently, schedule a time now for a thorough dental cleaning and checkup. Be sure to let your dentist know that you are pregnant and tell them how far along you are in the pregnancy. Your dentist may want you to see your dentist again during pregnancy, and if you already have gum disease, you may need to see your dentist more often because pregnancy can make your gum disease worse.

In addition, although it is a normal physiological phenomenon for expectant mothers to have occasional small amounts of bleeding from their gums, if the bleeding from their gums is particularly heavy, it should be taken seriously.

Once this problem occurs, the expectant mother should go to the hospital's internal medicine department for a blood test in time to rule out blood diseases such as thrombocytopenia and aplastic anemia.

In order to prevent gum problems during pregnancy, expectant mothers should take good care of their oral health in their daily lives and develop the good habit of brushing their teeth correctly every morning and evening and rinsing their mouths in time after eating.

In addition, expectant mothers should try not to hurt their gums when brushing their teeth and do not let food debris remain in the teeth.