Why Do Gums Bleed During Pregnancy?

Video Transcript

"Do you notice that your gums are bleeding a lot, during your pregnancy? Well, my name is Michelle, and I'm a dental assistant with Solutionz, and I'm going to explain to you, why they bleed. Basically, definitely a lot of times whenever you're brushing and flossing your teeth, and you start to notice that your gums are bleeding, more excessively than they were before you were pregnant. It could be a form of pregnancy gingivitis, so you definitely need to go see your general dentist, so he can kind of take a look at you, and diagnose you, if you are having that problem. Maybe get you on a certain mouth rinse, that would be healthy for you and the baby. Also too, if you're not consistently brushing and flossing your teeth regularly, your gums will naturally bleed, but when you're pregnant, your hormone level is very, and it fluctuates, so you're going to have to kind of compensate with that, with brushing and flossing more than three times a day, or really just focusing on flossing correctly, and not really doing any additional damage to your gums, but you definitely want to see your general dentist, so therefore, he can kind of maybe, prescribe a rinse for you, that will help with the bleeding, or the inflammation of your gums, and once again, my name is Michelle, and I'm a dental assistant with Solutionz, and I just explained to you, on why your gums bleed during pregnancy."