Oral Health

If your gums bleed even though you brush twice a day, frequency is not the variable that is failing you. A toothbrush reaches only about 60% of each tooth surface, and plaque hardens into calculus within 24-72 hours - after which no amount of brushing removes it. Here is what actually stops the bleeding, and when it stops being a shopping problem.

Bleeding gums are never normal. They always point to something underneath — usually gingivitis, sometimes not. Every cause, explained.