What is it about our guns and teeth tell him that?
2007-09-09 14:42:19 · 6 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
That is gums
2007-09-09 14:43:41 · update #1
I had tests and I do not have it ,
2007-09-09 15:01:17 · update #2
not a dentist,but i was diagnosed with leukemia in 2001 and my gums bleed a lot.also some times your gums recede,and the breath from a leukemia patient is very noticeable.
2007-09-09 14:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by alcaholicdemon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure he said leukemia? Maybe he said leukopenia. That's a growth on the upper pallette of the mouth. It's a bulge some distance from the top of the teeth, so the chance of an abscess in the space above the teeth is ruled out.
2007-09-10 01:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how a dentist could tell if a person had Leukemia or not. It is a blood disease that has to be tested. Perhaps your dentist should stick to being a dentist and not trying to scare people making them think they have cancer. This person sounds like a jerk to be honest and had no right to scare you like this.
2007-09-09 22:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
My word no! That seems to me like an OBGYN telling my my sinuses are infected! That's a little scary!
I do not know what the gums would show to make him think that. Do you have excessively white gums? I mean, perhaps, it was the color? I do not know. Strange diagnoses for a dentist!
2007-09-09 23:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Leukemia is diagnosed by blood tests
The blood is looked at microscopically.
I think your dentist is way out of his league
2007-09-09 23:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by slk29406 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It could be because of swollen or bleeding gums and/or swollen tonsils, but that could be from a large amount of things. I don't see how he would be able to check from just that. Doesn't make any sense at all. I wish you the best of luck!
2007-09-09 21:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Autolycus 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋