Lack of a scientific basis for routine discontinuation of oral anticoagulation therapy before dental treatment

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1492-1497

  Jeske, Arthur H ^a,b,c   Suchko, George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b ADA Council on Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0346158505     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0080     Document Type: Article

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