Did you know that wounds in your mouth heal much faster than wounds on your outer skin? This is probably because your mouth is teeming with microbes and so needs to heal quickly, before infection occurs. As a result, a normal gum wound, such as a scratch, burn or scrape, should heal within a few days. If it doesn't, then you need to find out why so you can help the wound heal.
If your gum wound is healing slowly, one of the following issues could be to blame.
Your Diet Could Be to Blame
While a gum wound is healing, it's important that you do not irritate it. Irritation can occur because of the foods and drinks you choose to consume. For instance, spicy foods will irritate mouth wounds and slow down the healing process. Similarly, hard foods, or foods that break into shards, like chips or corn-based snacks, will also slow down the healing process by irritating oral wounds.
Therefore, ensure that you refrain from eating spicy foods or foods that might cause hard debris to irritate your gum wound.
Your Body Could Be Dehydrated
No matter where a wound is in the human body, that wound will heal more slowly than it should if you are dehydrated. This is because dehydration reduces blood flow, and without an adequate supply of blood, wounds don't receive enough nutrients to form new tissue. Your body is up to 60 percent water! It's important you remain hydrated.
If your water intake is low, this could be why your gum wound is healing slowly.
Your Oral Hygiene Practices Might Be Insufficient
The average human mouth is home to billions of bacteria, some bad and some good. The problem is that throughout the average day, the bad variety of bacteria takes over and drives the good bacteria out. That's why it is important that you drink enough water and brush and floss your teeth at least twice a day.
Drinking water after meals gets rid of food debris, which feeds tooth decay–causing bacteria, and it washes some of those bacteria into your stomach. Moreover, brushing your teeth twice a day at least ensures that your mouth gets a fresh start twice every 24 hours. Bad oral bacteria can also infect wounds on your gums and other soft tissues, so you need to keep their numbers down.
If your gum wound is healing slowly, one of the above issues may be to blame. However, if you are sure that you are doing everything right, then you may need the advice of a dentist. Call your local dentist if your wound doesn't seem to be healing as it should.
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