Flapless dental implant surgery for patients on oral anticoagulants - The "warLess Procedure": A report of 2 cases

Journal of Oral Implantology

Volumn 39, Issue SPL.ISSUE1, 2013, Pages 264-270

  Al Zoman, Hamad ^a   Al Jetaily, Samer ^a   Robert, Asirvatham Alwin ^b   Baskaradoss, Jagan Kumar ^a   Al Suwyed, Abdulaziz ^c   Ciancio, Sebastian ^d   Al Mubarak, Sultan ^e  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Medical Affairs ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Flapless implant surgery; Oral anticoagulants; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878517676     PISSN: 01606972     EISSN: 15481336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-11-00105     Document Type: Article

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