The aim of the treatment of the gingivitis or bleeding gums is to reduce gum inflammation and to eliminate its cause. You can use a mouth rinse containing chlorhexidine. That is generally recommended for people who have acute gum problems. Avoid use of this mouth wash more than 4 weeks because the teeth may develop a brownish stain.
Visit your Dentist for treating gingivitis (gums bleeding): Your dentist will clean your teeth thoroughly by removing deposits from the teeth (scaling). He may remove an advanced periodontitis tooth to prevent the spread of the disease to adjacent teeth. Rough surfaces of teeth or other dental irritants should be repaired.
Good oral hygiene is essential after teeth cleaning. Use proper brushing and flossing techniques, bacteria fighting toothpaste and an antibacterial mouth rinse. You should visit your dentist every 6 months for professional tooth cleaning.
A healthy diet that is low in saturated fat and rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beneficial in curing the disease.
In conjunction with the physical removal of dental plaque, there are numerous home remedies that are effective for gingivitis.
Apply a powdered mixture of 500g of green guava peel, 10g each of phitkari (alum), 10g of black pepper (kali mirch) and 10g of black salt (sendha namak) on your teeth twice a day for a week.
Apply paste of dry ginger with a little salt to gums.
Use is dry neem-leaf powder sprinkled on a tooth paste on your brush. It will stop tooth decay and gum disease.
Massage the gums with a mixture of pure mustard oil with a salt. This will cure pyorrhea.
Essential oils for gingivitis (gums bleeding): Essential oils that may be helpful in gingivitis are geranium, lemon and tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is a powerful natural antiseptic. Add a drop of this oil on your toothbrush on top of the toothpaste before brushing. This will help inflamed and irritated gums and even prevent gum disease.
Make a mouth wash using one drop of each of geranium, lemon and tea tree oil in half a glass of water and gargle.
Put one or two drops of tea tree oil to a cotton ball and dab your gums, this will reduce inflammation of gums and even prevent gum disease.
[Note: Do not swallow the gargle mixture. Some essential oils can be fatal.]
Supplements for gingivitis (gums bleeding) Cure:
People who are deficient in Vitamin C may be at increased risk for periodontal disease. Vitamin C supplements can improve the gum health of those people who have a low vitamin C intake (those who eat few fruits and vegetables). Vitamin C along with flavonoids (300 mg per day of each) have shown to improve gums health in people with gingivitis.
A 0.1% solution of folic acid used as a mouth rinse can reduce gum inflammation and bleeding in people with gingivitis.
Preliminary evidence has linked gingivitis to a coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency. Topical CoQ10 combined with conventional treatments give better results.
Calcium supplementation by giving 500 mg of calcium twice per day for six months have been shown in a reduction of symptoms (bleeding gums and loose teeth), although further studies are needed to confirm this.
Herbal Treatment:
Herb that may be helpful in gingivitis are bloodroot, chamomile, echinacea, myrrh and clove. These herbs can provide anti-inflammatory actions and inhibit oral bacteria critical to successfully treating gingivitis.
Bloodroot (mainly sanguinarine) is used in some toothpastes and mouth rinses. This should be used according to manufacturer’s direction as long term of bloodroot is questionable.
Mouthwash containing sage oil, peppermint oil, menthol, chamomile tincture, echinacea juice, myrrh tincture, clove oil, and caraway oil.
Toothpaste containing sage oil, peppermint oil, chamomile tincture, Echinacea purpurea juice, myrrh tinctur and rhatany tinctures.
