Open AccessEvaluating the Need of Continuing the Antiplatelet Drug Therapy in Patients Undergoing Minor Oral Surgical Procedures
Author(s) -
Abhinav Kumar,
Amit Rao,
Amit Nimkar,
Monica Mahajani,
Rama Krishna Suvvari,
Rishabh Bhanot
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_554_20
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , clopidogrel , hemostasis , discontinuation , antiplatelet drug , drug , surgery , ticlopidine , prospective cohort study , platelet aggregation inhibitor , anesthesia , pharmacology
Dental treatment in patients on antiplatelet drug therapy is a long standing debate. Discontinuation of medication increases the risk of thrombotic complications, whereas continuation leads to increased postoperative bleeding.
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