Should I continue to floss if my gums if they look they have cuts?!
Question:
Should I continue to floss if my gums if they look they have cuts?
I have braces so I've rarely ever flossed, maybe once a week. My dentist told me to floss some more because my gums aren't healthy and they bleed when they're flossed (I don't have gingivitis or anything).
So I decided to floss twice a day, and a few days later my gums looked like they had cuts from flossing too hard. They don't bleed as much as they did a few days back though, so that's a good thing. Should I still continue to floss?
Answers:
give your mouth a day off and swish with some warm salt water. only floss once a day after that and be gentler. your gum health will improve in time and they won't bleed.