Guide To The Causes Of Bleeding Gums

Thrombocytopenia

Thrombocytopenia occurs when an individual's blood has a low overall platelet (thrombocyte) count. Platelets are the part of the blood that's necessary to help with clotting. When the body recognizes there's a tear or other injury causing bleeding, the platelets go to patch up the hole by creating a blood clot. If there's an injury to a blood vessel, like a small rip in the wall, platelets will clump together until they've created a plug big enough to block the hole. When platelets aren't working properly, the result is a lot of bruising due to leaky blood vessels. Both children and adults are vulnerable to thrombocytopenia, but it's most commonly caused by another underlying medical condition or medication. Some cases are mild. With this condition, a patient's gums might bleed when they brush their teeth because their platelets aren't clotting the abrasions as quickly. There have been rare and serious circumstances in which the platelets were so low in number that it led to internal bleeding into the organs.

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