Hey, recently I've developed this problem on the upper right part of my gums. Its over the secons to last tooth in the pic. It's been going on for like 3 weeks, and I'm pretty sure it's expanded quite a lot. It doesnt look that big in the pic, but it's pretty alarmingly big. It's like a cut right above my tooth, and naturally hurts when I brush. Yea, it's very blurry btw, sorry about rhat. The camera is shitty and reddit blurs it even more I'm pretty sure... There's two things: Firstly, I used to brush with super big force. I would scrape the everliving hell out of my teeth in effort to clean them, though I noticed my toothbrush was getting rigid and the hairs were bent and not cleaning properly. "I should get a new one.", I thought. Though the same happened after not only a week. I asked my parents of i might possibly be brushing too hard, and they said it was rediculously hard. So I bought a new one and it hasn't screwed the hairs a month so far. My mind got used to the sharp feel of a brand new brush that isn't bent, but is it possible that my gums are still getting used to it? Secondly: I recently got diagnosed with gastritis. I haven't been eating many vegetables and fruits except bananas and broccoli, carrots cause they can be cooked, so it's fine. I haven't had a proccesed food or soda or anything like that in 5 months or something, but I also struggle to eat enough vegetables and fruits i think, so idk if I'm getting enough vitamins. I used to drink tons of soda and eat sweet stuff all the time. My teeth would hurt, but I've never had a problem with my gums before, except aphtae which is a whole another thing regarding hygene which I haven't encountered in a long time. About dentist visits and the coronavirus: A lot of people in my small town are sick, and most of them are doctors and dentists. I could definately pursuade my parents to go, though is it worth the risk? What is the problem, should i be brushing more or use mouthwash? Or is the picture too blurry and you have no idea what I'm talking about? Also, just brushing now, a little wound broke out at my bottom right. I guess it's normal to happen every now and then, but I don't recall ever feeling one and actally seeing it bleed before I spit into the sink. This is getting pretty long and I struggle writing on my phone, so I'll stop. Thanks in advance!!!