Is alteration of warfarin regimen necessary before dental extractions in Taiwanese patients? Results of a retrospective cohort study

Background/purpose: Most Western studies do not recommend interrupting warfarin therapy or replacing it with heparin prior to tooth extraction if the international normalized ratio (INR) levels are maintained. However, this issue remains controversial in Taiwan. The aim of this study was to investig...

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Main Authors: Shin-Yu Lu, Chi-Yu Tsai, Sheng-Nan Lu, Liang-Ho Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790215000598