title: The management of dental patients taking new generation oral anticoagulants.
abstract: Recently, new oral anticoagulants have been introduced as alternatives to warfarin. While national guidelines for treatment of dental patients taking warfarin as an anticoagulant are well-established, no such information is available for these novel therapeutic agents. At present, the local guidance available is contradictory between different health boards/health planning units, and liaison with the medical practitioner managing the individual patient's anticoagulation is imperative if any invasive procedure is proposed. This paper examines the available evidence regarding these drugs and sets out proposals for clinical guidance of dental practitioners treating these patients in primary dental care.
authors: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Glasgow, UK.
authors: Alun
authors: A
authors: Scott
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Gibson
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Crighton
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000991:Antithrombins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069604:Dabigatran; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004347:Drug Interactions; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009025:Morpholines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000145:classification; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011728:Pyridones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069552:Rivaroxaban; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000991:Antithrombins; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D009025:Morpholines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011728:Pyridones; D013876:Thiophenes; D015091:beta-Alanine; C522181:apixaban; D014859:Warfarin; D000069552:Rivaroxaban; D000069604:Dabigatran