According to a study published in the Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry in 2016, nearly 95% of Indians suffer from one or the other variety of periodontal diseases or a disease of the gums (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). Periodontal diseases vary in nature, but the most common condition being bleeding gums.
Whenever you brush your teeth and find bloodstains in the foam, or a taste of blood in your mouth, or stains of blood in the food you are eating, it's a sign of bleeding gums. Plaque or tartar, which is the hard substance that builds up between the base of the teeth and the gum line, if not removed regularly, can harden with time and trigger bleeding in the gums. This condition is called Gingivitis or inflamed gums. This condition is generally painless and is marked by other symptoms such as tender gums, foul smelling breath, loose teeth and discomfort while biting into food. If treated in time by a good dentist, gingivitis can be completely cured. However, if left untreated, the bleeding increases with time leading to a more serious jaw and bone disease called Periodontitis.
Kulingana na utafiti uliochapishwa katika jarida la International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry, karibu asilimia 95 ya watu wa India wanaugua ugonjwa wa meno au ugonjwa wa meno. Magonjwa ya meno hutofautiana katika asili, lakini hali ya kawaida ni kutokwa na damu kwenye meno. Wakati wowote unaposafisha meno yako na kupata madoa ya damu kwenye povu, au ladha ya damu kinywani mwako, au madoa ya damu kwenye chakula unachokula, ni ishara ya damu ya matumbo. Tartrate ni kitu kigumu ambacho hujipanga kati ya msingi wa meno na laini ya taya, na ikiwa haiondolewa mara kwa mara, inaweza kuwa ngumu na kuchochea kutokwa na damu kwenye laini. Hali hii inaitwa Gingivitis au uvimbe wa taya. Kwa kawaida hali hii haisababishi maumivu na ina dalili nyingine kama vile nywele nyembamba, pumzi yenye harufu mbaya, meno yaliyovunjika na usumbufu wakati wa kuumwa chakula. Ukipatwa kwa wakati na daktari wa meno mzuri, ugonjwa wa meno waweza kutibiwa kabisa. Hata hivyo, ikiwa haitibiwa, kutokwa na damu huongezeka kadiri wakati unavyopita na kusababisha ugonjwa mbaya zaidi wa taya na mifupa unaoitwa Periodontitis.