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Dental extraction in a patient with undiagnosed Von Willebrand’s Disease: a case report
Author(s) -
Baghaie H,
Forrest B,
Shukla K,
Liu T
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/adj.12788
Subject(s) - medicine , dental extraction , von willebrand disease , molar , dental practice , dentistry , oral and maxillofacial pathology , disease , von willebrand factor , platelet
Dental extractions are a common part of general dental practice. While dentists routinely screen for medical contraindications during the preoperative assessment, undiagnosed coagulopathies have the potential to severely complicate a seemingly routine extraction. We report a case of surgical removal of a mandibular third molar in a patient with undiagnosed Von Willebrand Disease.