What can you do for gingivitis
Gingivitis is treated by removing plaque and tartar, improving daily cleaning, and addressing factors that keep the gum tissue inflamed.
What can you do to treat gingivitis effectively?
Gingivitis is treated by removing plaque and tartar, improving daily cleaning, and addressing factors that keep the gum tissue inflamed.
How is gingivitis different from periodontitis?
Gingivitis is inflammation confined to the gingiva around the teeth, without the attachment and bone loss associated with periodontitis. The gum may look red or swollen and bleed when brushed or flossed, while the tooth-supporting bone remains intact in gingivitis.
How should you clean your teeth when gums bleed?
Use a soft toothbrush twice daily with fluoride toothpaste and clean between teeth with floss or an interdental brush sized to the space. A dental professional can remove tartar with scaling, then check brushing technique, dry mouth, tobacco use, medicines, and other contributors.
When should ongoing gum symptoms be examined?
Arrange a dental visit if bleeding, swelling, or bad breath does not settle after careful daily cleaning, or if gums pull away from teeth. Loose teeth, pus, fever, or spreading swelling can indicate disease beyond gingivitis and requires prompt assessment.
What should the dentist assess during gum treatment?
Ask whether the findings are gingivitis or periodontitis, where plaque and tartar are present, which interdental cleaner fits, and when your gum health should be rechecked.
Frequently asked questions
Can gingivitis improve?
Plaque-related gingivitis can improve when deposits are removed and daily cleaning becomes consistent.
Is mouthwash enough?
No. Mouthwash does not replace brushing and interdental cleaning or remove established tartar.
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Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.