Oral Clues to Undiagnosed Congenital Hemophilia: A Systematic Review of Case Reports.
Researchers systematically reviewed case reports to identify oral signs that led to hemophilia diagnosis, finding that prolonged bleeding following dental extraction—particularly delayed bleeding from day two onwards—was the first indicator of previously undiagnosed hemophilia in several cases, emphasising dental professionals' role in identifying undetected bleeding disorders.
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