Dental management of patients on anti-thrombotic agents
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
;
: 143-150, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-716476
ABSTRACT
The number of geriatric patients seeking dental service is ever-rising because of increased life expectancy, also with problem of increased chronic medical conditions. One of them are patients on anti-thrombotic medication. Bleeding complication after minor oral surgery by anti-thrombotic agents is of concerns to dentists on dental management of these patients. Risk and benefit of the anti-thrombotic agents must be weighed before initiating dental procedures, which should be established as a treatment guideline. Purpose of the paper is to optimize the management of the dental patients on anti-thrombotic medication via standardization of treatment protocol of such a patient.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surgery, Oral
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Clinical Protocols
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Life Expectancy
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Dentists
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Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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