Effectiveness of hemcon dental dressing versus conventional method of haemostasis in 40 patients on oral antiplatelet drugs

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-335

  Kale, Tejraj P ^a   Singh, Amit Kumar ^a   Kotrashetti, S M ^a   Kapoor, Abhishek ^a  

^a KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Hemorrhage; Platelet aggregation inhibitors; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877795894     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12816/0003147     Document Type: Article

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