Oral anticoagulant therapy: Preventing bleeding in patients having dental extractions

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This Cochrane review of antifibrinolytic agents for preventing bleeding in people on oral anticoagulants undergoing dental extractions or minor oral surgery included 4 RCTs. Topical tranexamic acid was effective in reducing post-operative bleeding following dental procedures.

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Anticoagulant therapy and dental extractions

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This review the bleeding risk of patients continuing or discontinuing oral anticoagulant therapy found no increase bleeding risk in those continuing anticoagulant therapy.

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