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# The mouth in systemic disease

Diabetes, HIV, blood disorders, nutritional deficiencies, gut and autoimmune disease, pregnancy, cancer treatment, endocarditis and childhood infections as seen in the mouth.

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- [**Blood disorders in the mouth: leukaemia, anaemia and bleeding** Gums that bleed for no reason, petechiae on the palate or a pale sore tongue can point to…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/blood-disorders-in-the-mouth-leukaemia-anaemia-and-bleeding/)
- [**Childhood infections seen in the mouth** Koplik spots in measles, blisters in hand, foot and mouth disease, a strawberry tongue in…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/childhood-infections-seen-in-the-mouth/)
- [**Dental procedures and infective endocarditis** Mouth bacteria can infect heart valves](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/dental-procedures-and-infective-endocarditis/)
- [**Diabetes and the mouth** Diabetes worsens gum disease and gum disease makes diabetes harder to control](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/diabetes-and-the-mouth/)
- [**Gut and autoimmune disease in the mouth** Crohn and coeliac disease, reflux, bulimia, Sjögren disease, lupus and Behçet disease all leave…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/gut-and-autoimmune-disease-in-the-mouth/)
- [**HIV and the mouth** Oral lesions can be the first sign of HIV and a marker of falling immunity](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/hiv-and-the-mouth/)
- [**Nutritional deficiencies in the mouth** Vitamin C deficiency makes gums swell and bleed](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/nutritional-deficiencies-in-the-mouth/)
- [**Pregnancy and oral health** Pregnancy inflames the gums and can cause a bleeding lump](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/pregnancy-and-oral-health/)
- [**The mouth as a mirror: oral signs of systemic disease** Many general diseases show first in the mouth: bleeding gums in leukaemia, thrush in HIV, a…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/the-mouth-as-a-mirror-oral-signs-of-systemic-disease/)
- [**The mouth during cancer treatment: mucositis, dry mouth and osteonecrosis** Chemotherapy and head and neck radiotherapy damage the mouth](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/the-mouth-during-cancer-treatment-mucositis-dry-mouth-and-osteonecrosis/)

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Educational content; it does not replace assessment by a dentist or doctor and is not a clinical instruction. For facial or neck swelling with difficulty swallowing or breathing, a knocked-out tooth or bleeding that will not stop, go to an emergency department at once.

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