Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jul-Dec;10(2):292-296. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_276_20. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Three Local Hemostatic Agents for Dental Extractions in Patients under Chronic Anticoagulant Therapy - A Comparative Study.

Annals of maxillofacial surgery

Sebastian Ariel Puia, Ezequiel Matias Hilber, Matias Garcia-Blanco

PMID: 33708570 PMCID: PMC7943974 DOI: 10.4103/ams.ams_276_20

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Oral anticoagulants are widely used worldwide for many systemic diseases. Recent oral surgical protocols suggest that therapeutic levels of the anticoagulant drug should be maintained for simple dental extractions because bleeding complications could be managed with proper local hemostasis. The aim of the present study was to compare bleeding complication of three different local hemostatic agents for dental extractions without interrupting drug administration in patients undergoing oral Vitamin K antagonist chronic anticoagulant therapy.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Randomized control trial of three hemostatic agents for dental extractions, in patients under oral anticoagulant therapy without drug interruption. The present study included 240 patients with international normalized ratio between 1.5 and 3.5. Patients took their anticoagulation drug normally. A single surgeon performed calibrated simple dental extractions and applied a plug of bismuth subgallate (BS), fibrin tissue adhesive (FTA) or microfibrillar collagen (MC), assigned randomly. Statistical analysis of bleeding between the groups was performed using the Chi-square test.

RESULTS: There was no hemorrhagic complication in the BS group, and only one in the FTA group. However, in the MC group, 10 patients (12.5%) suffered postoperative bleeding. Data analysis showed statistical differences between the MC group and the other two groups (

DISCUSSION: BS and FTA showed similar clinical effectiveness and were more effective than MC for the control of postoperative bleeding in oral anticoagulated patients.

Copyright: © 2020 Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery.

Keywords: Bismuth subgallate; chronic anticoagulant therapy; dental extraction; fibrin tissue adhesive; hemorrhage; hemostatic agent; microfibrillar collagen

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