Blood Dyscrasia: The Oral Symptoms: Their Significance and Relation to the Practice of Dental Surgery**Read at the Seventieth Midwinter Clinic of the Chicago Dental Society, Feb. 27, 1934.
1934; American Dental Association; Volume: 21; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.14219/jada.archive.1934.0262
ISSN2589-8191
Autores Tópico(s)Oral and gingival health research
ResumoThe article describes a case of aplastic anemia in a 44-year-old male patient which presented as spontaneous bleeding of gums. Though bleeding of gums is a very common complaint encountered in a dental clinic, bleeding of gums due to systemic causes is an infrequent finding. Patient from blood dyscrasias may present in a dental office with bleeding of gums as sole or the first complaint. The acknowledgment of the patients underlying condition is the responsibility of the dentist for pertinent referral and further management.
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