Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- March/June 2020
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Vol:
- 21
- Issue:
- 1
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Antiplatelet medicines reviewed
Aim: Acknowledging the low quality of evidence that has guided recommendations regarding antiplatelet medication and oral surgical procedures, this study aimed to systematically review the literature to assess the likelihood of bleeding during minor oral surgery procedures for patients on either single, dual or no anti-platelet therapy.
Method: The authors undertook a comprehensive search of multiple databases to identify any relevant studies. A PECO (Patients ExposureComparison-Outcome) search strategy was used in which Patients were those undergoing minor oral surgery) Exposure: was dual antiplatelet therapy, Comparison was single or no antiplatelet therapy and Outcome was bleeding complications (peri-operative or post-operative). The Review was registered prospectively on the PROSPERO database.
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