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I think healthy gums do not bleed, bleeding means they were inflamed to some degree. Its not a case of flossing simply toughening up your gums.
by porknubbins 4y ago
I think healthy gums do not bleed, bleeding means they were inflamed to some degree. Its not a case of flossing simply toughening up your gums.
- seadan83 4y agoHygenist explained it a bit differently to me. The presence of blood is the body trying to wash away microbes and other stuff that is getting behind the gum line. The presence of blood (carrying white blood cells) and microbes cause inflammation. FWIW Hence, no gunk, no microbes -> no bleeding gums after flossing The other interesting tidbit i learned from that hygenist is that microbes grow on the food and gunk on your teeth, they don't attach directly to the enamel.
- porknubbins 4y agoThat makes sense. I also read somewhere that flossing is not just important to disloge macroscopic food pieces it also helps disrupt bacterial colonies that can set up in between teeth, and every since then I’ve flossed more since I know its doing something even if I can’t see it.