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How Can Gum Bleeding Be Treated?

I have bleeding gums and fear going to the dentist. Is there something i could you to treat this myself that could be bought over the counter? Hydrogen peroxide has been recommended, but can’t find it in the uk. I even thought of using Dettol to help with this issue. Asise from the dentist, what can you advise?
Mon, 9 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Bleeding from the gums can be due to gum infection and taking medicine or doing home remedies will not resolve it permanently as well as completely.
So my suggestion is top consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a clinical examination and x ray can be done to see if the infection has reached the underlying bone also or not.
A thorough scaling followed by a course of antibiotics like Metronidazole can help in improvement.
Chew a Vitamin C candy daily.
Massage the gums with Chlorohexidine gel.
Do warm saline gargles and antiseptic mouthwash gargles.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora
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How Can Gum Bleeding Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Bleeding from the gums can be due to gum infection and taking medicine or doing home remedies will not resolve it permanently as well as completely. So my suggestion is top consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a clinical examination and x ray can be done to see if the infection has reached the underlying bone also or not. A thorough scaling followed by a course of antibiotics like Metronidazole can help in improvement. Chew a Vitamin C candy daily. Massage the gums with Chlorohexidine gel. Do warm saline gargles and antiseptic mouthwash gargles. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora