There are many reasons that your gums could be discolored such as hormonal changes or infections.
While most of the time it’s nothing to worry about, if they turn white it could be a sign that something is seriously wrong., one woman presented to medics with completely white gums on her bottom teeth.
The 48-year-old woman turned up at accident and emergency, complaining of fatigue and painful and swollen gums.Medics examined her and found that her white cell count had been 225,000 per cubic millimetre.Doctors found that she was in fact suffering with leukemic infiltration of the gingiva. Gingival infiltration by leukemic cells may be a sign of acute myeloid leukemia, especially in patients with a monocytic subtype – this means cells that look like white blood cells.
In a case reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, one woman presented to medics with completely white gums on her bottom teeth.Her gingival swelling improved, and her leukemia went into remission.Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer which effects cells in bone marrow and attacks the immune system.Acute leukaemia is when it is progressing aggressively and requires immediate attention.
The risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia increases with age, with the cancer being most common in adults over 65.You can prevent gum disease by brushing and flossing and going to the dentist regularly.
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