Comparison of two hemostatic agents in patients receiving anticoagulants without altering medication dosage

Abstract

Background: Patients under anticoagulant therapy who need tooth extraction, face the problem of intraoperative and postoperative bleeding which may be difficult to control. Some surgeons use the option of stopping the medication or altering its dose for three to four days preoperatively to obtain adequate hemostasis; however, this may carry the risk of thromboembolism.