Guidelines for the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery

Br Dent J. 2007 Oct 13;203(7):389-93. doi: 10.1038/bdj.2007.892.

Abstract

The objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare professionals, including primary care dental practitioners, with clear guidance on the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery. The guidance may not be appropriate in all cases and individual patient circumstances may dictate an alternative approach.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / standards*
  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / standards
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Hemostasis, Surgical* / methods
  • Humans
  • International Normalized Ratio / standards
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Warfarin / administration & dosage*
  • Warfarin / adverse effects
  • Warfarin / standards

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin