Evaluating the need of continuing the antiplatelet drug therapy in patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures

• Main Authors: Abhinav Kumar (Author), Amit Rao (Author), Amit Nimkar (Author), Monica Mahajani (Author), Rama Krishna Suvvari (Author), Rishabh Bhanot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Dental treatment in patients on antiplatelet drug therapy is a long standing debate. Discontinuation of medication increases the risk of thrombotic complications, whereas continuation leads to increased postoperative bleeding. Aim: We conducted this prospective cross-sectional study to a...