{"id":883,"date":"2016-07-25T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progrin.com\/?page_id=883"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:59:46","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;band-hero-alt&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1555px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;]<div class=\"et_pb_mydivi_headings   et_pb_mydivi_headings_0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-hero-alt et_pb_text_align_center\" style=\" margin-bottom:0px;\"> ProGrin Dental Blog <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-tertiary et_pb_text_align_center\" >Answers to your dental questions from South Carolina dentist, Dr. Greg Ayers.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t[\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1555px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;]<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_branded_blog_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_posts et_pb_bg_layout_light \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-48132\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-48132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general-dentistry-blog-articles tag-bleeding-gums\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/what-your-bleeding-gums-are-trying-to-tell-you\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bleeding-gums-1-1080x675.jpg\" alt='What Your Bleeding Gums Are Trying to Tell You: A Dental Hygienist&#8217;s Perspective' width='1080' height='675' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-time-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/category\/general-dentistry-blog-articles\/\" class=\"cat-link\">General Dentistry<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"cat-time-divider\">|<\/span>10 min read\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/what-your-bleeding-gums-are-trying-to-tell-you\/\">What Your Bleeding Gums Are Trying to Tell You: A Dental Hygienist&#8217;s Perspective<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/progrin.com\/blog\/author\/progrindental\/\" title=\"Posts by Shannon Lowery\" rel=\"author\">Shannon Lowery<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Mar 27, 2026<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Wondering why your gums are bleeding? 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