title: Remove the tooth, but don't stop the warfarin.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dentists rely on general practitioners to manage a patient's warfarin dose before uncomplicated dental extraction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article compares common practice of warfarin management with the available clinical evidence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Common practice lags more than 20 years behind clinical evidence to the detriment of patients, and with medicolegal consequences for doctors.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Australia, Western Australia. cyllene.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin