Open AccessA longitudinal study to evaluate the bleeding pattern of patients on low dose aspirin therapy following dental extraction
Author(s) -
V S Sunu,
A Roshni,
M Ummar,
Sachin Aslam,
Rakesh B Nair,
Tom Thomas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_312_20
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , dental extraction , population , adverse effect , surgery , anesthesia , environmental health
Antiplatelet dugs are often interrupted preceding invasive dental extraction because of concern of bleeding complications. The fear of uncontrolled bleeding often prompts medical and dental practitioners to stop aspirin intake for 7 to 10 days before any surgical procedure, which puts the patient at risk from adverse thrombotic events. The aim of the study conducted was to evaluate the bleeding pattern after routine dental extraction among patients on low dose long term aspirin therapy.