Attitude and practice of dentists in patients taking oral antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In everyday practice, dentists are confronted with the dilemma of patients on antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents who require dental procedures.The present survey aimed to exhibit Turkish dentists' awareness and attitude towards patients using blood thinners prior to dental procedures and point out the significance of this issue.

Methods

An electronic survey was administered to dental practitioners. Demographics, career details, answerbacks to medical consultation and agents consisting of 20-questions investigating approaches to patients using antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents were recorded.Data were collected in the online platform and analyzed.

Results

A total of 500 dentists answered the survey, of which 48.2% were female and 51.8% were male. %57.8 of

SUBMITTER: Ozyilmaz OD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature