Tag: bleeding gums causes
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Gums Bleeding When Brushing — Should You Be Concerned?
Bleeding gums are not normal. They are not caused by brushing too hard. And they do not resolve by brushing less. Seeing pink in the sink when you brush is so common that many people assume it is simply part of dental life. It is not. Healthy gums do not bleed when brushed. Bleeding is…
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Bleeding Gums Treatment in Glen Iris: When Vitamin C Deficiency Is the Surprising Culprit
When Glen Iris patients arrive at Tooronga Family Dentistry with bleeding gums, they typically expect to hear about gum disease or aggressive brushing. What many don’t anticipate is Dr. Kaufman’s diagnosis: scurvy—a vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency that most people associate exclusively with 18th-century sailors, not modern Australians. Yet Dr. Kaufman has found many young…