Oral manifestations of leukaemia

Patients with leukaemia can exhibit signs or complain of symptoms in the oral cavity and oropharynx; indeed, these may be the initial presenting complaints of the disease. Septicaemia is common in patients undergoing treatment, and has been reported as having an oral cause in up to 50% of cases. This article reports four patients presenting to dental practitioners with leukaemia, and discusses the management of dental problems in patients with the disease.