The 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. ª 2015 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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