Steff
Little Miss Chatterbox
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I dont think the doc can do anything to be honest, its a dentist issue. I have gum disease that my dentist told me is related to my diabetes. I have had the bleeding you describe, occasionally when brushing my teeth. initially i was put on corsycodyl mouth wash for a few weeks. I attend regular checkups with the aim that my gums dont receed any further. I have to floss with "bottle brushes" which you buy from chemists/boots etc. floss is no good as it is too thin, initially your gums will bleed a lot and this is normal, after a while the bleeding stops but you need to do this every day to keep all the bits at bay and prevent the plaque formation. the dentist told me the gums bleed because all the little bits get stuck and infect the gums, so this is something i have to do all the time,
hope this helps
I get the bleeding when i brush especially the 3 front teeth at the bottom i try to avoid brushing there but ig uess the more i avoid the more that bit of the mouth will infect