title: Dental management of anticoagulated patients.
abstract: Today's trend toward ambulatory medical care will bring more pharmacological problems into the dental office. While the dental management of patients taking oral anticoagulants is controversial, current research supports the contention that they can be safely treated on an outpatient basis. The use of the International Normalized Ratio (INR) has made better estimates of prothrombin time possible, and patients can be maintained in a narrow therapeutic range. Postoperative hemorrhage can be avoided or controlled with local hemostatic agents.
authors.affiliation: Toronto General Hospital.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011517:Prothrombin Time
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants