Dental Benefit, What clean teeth but inflamed gums may be telling you
Although rare, it is possible for certain types of acute myeloid leukemia to spread to the gums and cause bleeding, swelling and inflammation. What may tip a dentist offi to this condition is if the gums are bright red and bleed upon touch, but the teeth themselves are immaculately clean with very little plaque. That combined with weakness and weight loss merits a trip to your primary care physician for evaluation.