Tooth extraction for patient undergoing warfarin treatment: A case report
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A 65-year-old Thai male patient with HT, Ishemic stroke and prosthetic heart valve on warfarin had an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 3.18 He was able to safety undergo simple extraction of single tooth, suturing and local hemostats without postoperative bleeding and needing to stop his warfarin treatment or reduce the dosage.
Although it is currently recommended that tooth extraction in patient receiving continuous anticoagulants be combined with local hemostasis without stop taking the medication prior procedure to prevent thrombosis, most dentists recommend consulting with the family physician to consider stopping or reducing the medication prior to tooth extraction.
This report demonstrates and encourages dentists to safety perform minor dental procedures with low bleeding risk and local hemostats in patient receiving medication without discontinuation or adjustment of drug prior to tooth extraction.
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บทความนิพนธ์ต้นฉบับจะต้องผ่านการพิจารณาโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิที่เชี่ยวชาญอย่างน้อย 2 ท่าน แบบผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ และผู้แต่งไม่ทราบชื่อกันและกัน (double-blind review) และการตีพิมพ์บทความซ้ำต้องได้รับการอนุญาตจากกองบรรณาธิการเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร
ลิขสิทธิ์
ห้ามนำข้อความทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนไปพิมพ์ เว้นว่าได้รับอนุญาตจากโรงพยาบาลเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร
ความรับผิดชอบ
เนื้อหาต้นฉบับที่ปรากฏในวารสารเป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียน ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากเทคนิคการพิมพ์
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