Current perspectives on dental patients receiving coumarin anticoagulant therapy.
Despite approximately 40 years of experience with oral anticoagulant drugs, controversy still exists about the safety of dental treatment in a patient receiving this therapy. The authors review the topic in depth and offer detailed recommendations for the dental management of patients receiving coumarin anticoagulant therapy.
Herman
W W
WW
School of Dentistry, Oral Diagnosis and Patient Services, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, 30912-1241, USA.
Konzelman
J L
JL
Sutley
S H
SH
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003374:Coumarins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000379:methods*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000592:standards; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D012015:Reference Standards
D000925:Anticoagulants; D003374:Coumarins