Patient on Antithrombotics Drugs: Communication Between the Dentist and the Physician

Abstract

Many dental procedures invariably include a "bleeding event." The chance and severity of such events should be assessed on a relative risk rather than absolute risk. For example, when patients using antithrombotic agents for the management of their systemic illness (like coronary artery disease, cerbero vascular disease and major surgeries like hip joint /knee joint replacement) require any dental treatment, the dentist should weigh bleeding risk associated with the particular dental procedure together with the thrombotic risk. The dentist should also engage with the patient as well as patient`s consulting physician to decide whether the antithrombotic agent needs temporary withdrawal