Confused about gums

[anonfemale]

I saw a dentist a few days ago and she said there was no bleeding from my gums except for a bit at the back but when i brush, there is some blood coming from the top front ones. What does that mean?. It's confusing.

 

[drhirst]

Where you get bleeding from can vary depending on how your brush touches the gums, and how long any bacteria have been sticking to the affected area.
Whenever I find some bleeding from my own gums on brushing, I realise that I must have left some bacteria undisturbed in that area for a couple of days. So I simply brush and floss the gum edges in that area very thoroughly for a few days and it stops.
So I would suggest you do the same on the areas you find bleeding and the areas your dentist has highlighted as well and that should keep everything on an even keel.

 

[anonfemale]

@drhirst It confuses me how some days there is no bleeding and other days there is some bleeding. I will attach a picture of my gums in my next post. I hope it looks clear enough. Please zoom in to have a closer look and please let me know how you think my gums look and if they are as thin as I think they are.

 

[anonfemale]

Here is the picture

 

[MumOfBoys1985]

@anonfemale your photo is too blurred to see your gums .

I am not a dentist, but find sometimes If I am using a tepe brush I can accidentally and unknowingly nick a tiny but of gum which causes bleeding. Also like DrHurst says, if I have unknowingly not brushed an area as well as I thought I had that can cause it. Brushing and flossing really helps though.

 

[anonfemale]

Can you tell from this picture?. The room is brighter. Please zoom in to have a closer look.