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Aspirin and bleeding in dentistry: an update and recommendations.

Brennan MT, Wynn RL, Miller CS

Oral Medicine Residency Director, Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Aspirin use in the United States remains high because of its diverse and beneficial activities. In adults at risk for cardiovascular thrombotic events, low-dose aspirin is an excellent preventive agent; however, its antiplatelet properties have contributed to a perceived increased risk for bleeding after dental extractions. This article discusses recent evidence regarding the thrombotic risks associated with discontinuing aspirin use in patients who take aspirin daily and presents a new recommendation for continuing low-dose aspirin during invasive dental procedures.

Published 21 August 2007 in Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 104(3): 316-23.
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