title: Odontostomatologic management of patients receiving oral anticoagulant therapy: a retrospective multicentric study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Today, we frequently find patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT), a prophylaxis against the occurrence of thromboembolic events. An oral surgeon needs to know how to better manage such patients, in order to avoid hemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of 193 patients (119 men aged between 46 and 82 and 74 women aged between 54 and 76) undergoing OAT for more than 5 years were managed with a standardized management protocol and a 2-months follow-up. The aim of the present study was to apply a protocol, which could provide a safe intra- and postoperative management of patients on OAT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 193 patients, only 2 had postoperative complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think that the protocol used in the present study can be used for complete safety in the treatment of this type of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. f.inchingolo@doc.uniba.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inchingolo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatullo
authors.forename: Fabio M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Abenavoli
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marrelli
authors.forename: Alessio D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Inchingolo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scacco
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Angelo M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Inchingolo
authors.forename: Gianna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dipalma