I personally do not brush my teeth and I m a little concerned about my current teeth status. My left upper and lower teeth started to hurt yesterday and I was disturbed from sleep because of the pain. So I decided to brush my teeth but it sometimes bleed and I don t know what to do to improve my current status
Hello, I can understand your concern. Not brushing teeth can cause decay in teeth along with deteriorating health of gums by plaque and calculus (tartar) accumulation. As your sleep was disturbed, it is a typical symptom of development of acute irreversible pulpits due to decay of a particular tooth that pains. It might be present in both upper and lower tooth or one tooth may cause referred pain in the other arch. When we sleep, blood supply in the head region increases causing shooting pain in the teeth that are affected by decay and pulpits. I advise you to visit a dentist for clinical evaluation of your oral cavity. You may need to go for root canal treatment of the decayed tooth or extraction depending on the extent of the decay. You should also go for ultrasonic scaling at the dentists which is mechanical cleaning of the plaque and calculus accumulated over the gum margins. It will give you relief in bleeding gums. In addition, you should start tooth brushing twice a day, use of mouthwash, floss and gum paint. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. I wish you feel better soon. Best,