Abstract
Today's trend toward ambulatory medical care will bring more pharmacological problems into the dental office. While the dental management of patients taking oral anticoagulants is controversial, current research supports the contention that they can be safely treated on an outpatient basis. The use of the International Normalized Ratio (INR) has made better estimates of prothrombin time possible, and patients can be maintained in a narrow therapeutic range. Postoperative hemorrhage can be avoided or controlled with local hemostatic agents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 838-844 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal (Canadian Dental Association) |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Dentistry