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Encías sangrantes - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Sangrado gingival (sangrado de las encías)

Definición:

Pueden ser un signo de que usted está en riesgo o ya tiene enfermedad periodontal. Sin embargo, el sangrado persistente de las encías puede deberse a afecciones médicas graves, como leucemia y trastornos hemorrágicos y plaquetarios.

Consideraciones generales:

Es importante seguir las instrucciones del odontólogo con el fin de mantener las encías sanas. El cepillado incorrecto y el mal uso de la seda dental realmente pueden llegar a traumatizar o irritar el tejido gingival.

Causas comunes:

Las encías sangrantes pueden deberse principalmente a la remoción inadecuada de la placa de los dientes en la línea de las encías. Esto lleva a una afección llamada gingivitis o encías inflamadas.

Si no se remueve la placa a través de cepillado y citas odontológicas, ésta se endurece y se transforma en lo que se conoce como sarro. Finalmente, esto llevará al aumento en el sangrado y a una forma más avanzada de enfermedad periodontal y del hueso mandibular conocida como periodontitis.

Otras causas de encías sangrantes pueden ser:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/22/2010
  • Jack D Rosenberg, DDS, Advanced Dental Care, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, M.D., MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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