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  2. Antiplatelet drug - Wikipedia

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    Dental procedures with high risk of post-operative bleeding complications Local anaesthesia using aspirating syringe and vasoconstrictor Simple extractions up to 3 teeth with restricted wound size Extractions involving surgery, large wound or more than 3 teeth at once Basic Periodontal examination (BPE) Incision and drainage of intra-oral ...

  3. Left atrial appendage occlusion - Wikipedia

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    In the PREVAIL clinical trial, 92% of patients stopped taking warfarin after 45 days and 99% discontinued warfarin at one year. [ 17 ] Another device termed PLAATO (percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion) was the first LAA occlusion device, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] although it is no longer being developed by its manufacturer (Appriva ...

  4. Dental antibiotic prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the administration of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may be caused by invasion of the oral flora into an injured gingival or peri-apical vessel during dental treatment.

  5. Medications used in dentistry and periodontics - Wikipedia

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    In periodontics, there are four reasons to seek medication.Those four reasons include infection, swelling, pain, and sedation. Although some patients may experience pain, swelling, and infection as a result of an acute periodontal problem such as advanced periodontal disease, periodontic patients usually do not need medication until they are faced with surgery.

  6. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    There is general agreement that in most cases, treatment regimens with older anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) and antiplatelet agents (e.g., clopidogrel, ticlopidine, prasugrel, ticagrelor, and/or aspirin) should not be altered before dental procedures. The risks of stopping or reducing these medication regimens (i.e., thromboembolism, stroke ...

  7. Dental anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Dental anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) is the application of anesthesia to dentistry. It includes local anesthetics , sedation , and general anesthesia. Local anesthetic agents in dentistry

  8. Atraumatic restorative treatment - Wikipedia

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    Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) [1] is a method for cleaning out tooth decay (dental caries) from teeth using only hand instruments (dental hatchet and spoon-excavator) and placing a filling. It does not use rotary dental instruments ( dental drills ) to prepare the tooth and can be performed in settings with no access to dental equipment.

  9. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Socket preservation or alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) [32] is a procedure to reduce bone loss after tooth extraction to preserve the dental alveolus (tooth socket) in the alveolar bone. At the time of extraction a platelet rich fibrin (PRF) [ 33 ] membrane containing bone growth enhancing elements is placed in the wound or a graft material ...